ReutersHedge funds resume liquidating bullish oil positions: KempReutersThe most recent week saw a reduction in net length in NYMEX and ICE WTI (-17 million barrels), Brent (-5 million), U.S. gasoline (-10 million), U.S. heating oil (-5 million) and Europe …

Iraq plans new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipelineFox NewsBAGHDAD – Iraq has invited companies to submit statements of interest in building a new pipeline from the northern city of Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. The state-run Oil Projects Comp …

ReutersOil producers to discuss exit plans from cuts once market near balance: RussiaReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Oil producers will discuss exit strategy for their deal on cutting output once the market moves closer towards being balanced, Russian Energy Min …

ReutersCanada oil producers exhaust options as pipelines, railroads fillReutersThis will drive down the profit margins for the oil sands industry, already struggling to compete with cheaper and abundant supplies from U.S. shale. A number of foreign oil maj …

UPDATE 1-Iraq plans oil pipeline network to cover all its territoryReutersBAGHDAD, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Iraq plans to build a pipeline network to carry oil products across all its territory as an alternative to expensive and hazardous transport by tanker tru …

Exclusive - Dark oil: Loophole lets Russian refiners dodge dutiesReuters(Reuters) - Two Russian refiners are avoiding export duty on fuel oil and vacuum gas oil by re-naming them as an oil product that is exempt from the charge, according to a Reuters anal …

Seeking AlphaElectric Vehicles Are No Threat To Oil DemandSeeking AlphaIn this piece, I discuss the misconception that the advent of electric vehicles will be bad for global oil demand. Electric vehicle use is growing at a nice clip, but it represents a ve …

'The Fear of Dying' Pervades Southern California's Oil-Polluted EnclavesPacific StandardIn the grand scheme of things, oil refineries account for a small portion of the four-county region's air pollution. The bigger culprits are cars, truck …

China independent oil refiners set up $5 billion joint venture: executiveReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A group of six Chinese independent oil refiners set up a 33 billion yuan ($5 billion) joint venture to compete with state-owned giants and the rise of priva …

The Japan TimesJapan's Cosmo Oil evaluates new sources of crude as market braces for new standardsThe Japan TimesAfter years of economic malaise spurred a wave of cutbacks, closures and mergers, reshaping the refining industry in the world's fourth …