ReutersTexas shale challenges North Sea crude as world oil benchmarkReutersAbout 310 million U.S. crude futures contracts - worth about $16 trillion in oil - changed hands on CME's New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in 2017, far more than the about 2 …

ReutersOPEC, non-OPEC reviewing options including extending oil cut pact: VenezuelaReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC and other oil producers are evaluating all options in their efforts to reduce a supply glut, including extending their pact to cut supplies th …

ReutersOil bulls aren't out of the woods yetReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil investors seem to buy the idea that recovery is finally underway after three years of gluts, but a price boom seems unlikely as the options market shows that at least until OPEC& …

CNBCThis chart of oil stocks is a complete 'train wreck': TraderCNBCWhile XOP has fallen to 10-month lows, "crude oil is still up about 25 percent from its 52-week lows. It's trading really well on a relative basis to [XOP]," Nathan s …

THE BUSINESS TIMESFor North Korea, cutting off oil supplies would be devastatingThe Star OnlineBEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea doesn't consume much oil, but curbing or cutting off its supplies in retaliation for further nuclear or long-r …

ReutersExclusive: North Korea oil imports, airline among possible US sanctions targets - sourcesReutersU.N. economic options include an embargo on oil supplies to North Korea; a global ban on Air Koryo, its national airline; and interdiction of North Korea …

Knoxville News SentinelMiller Energy: The rise and fall of Knoxville's would-be oil empireKnoxville News SentinelThe company had used its newfound wealth to buy a complete oil setup in southern Alaska's Cook Inlet, a mecca for North American oil pr …

BBC NewsAberdeen Oil and Gas Technology centre due to openBBC NewsA new research and development facility is due to open in Aberdeen to help breathe new life into the struggling North Sea oil industry. The Oil and Gas Technology Centre will partly fund the …

BloombergIs $55 Oil Really Enough For Qatar?OilPrice.comThe world's top LNG exporter Qatar is pumping just over half a million barrels of oil per day, but has been staunchly supporting OPEC's production cuts aimed at rebalancing the market and lift …

MarketWatchOil books a 2nd day of gains on signs of US gasoline demandMarketWatchOil prices on Thursday extended their gains to a second straight session, after data released a day earlier showed a surprise decline in U.S. gasoline supplies, along with str …