State agencies at odds over new law to address 'orphan' oil wells  KTOOThis month, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission started requiring oil and gas companies to put up substantially higher bonds to cover the wells ... Read more https …

Turkey accused of stealing Syrian olives, passing off oil as their own  Fox NewsThe Turkish government is being accused of stealing olives from Syria, pressing them into oil and passing them off as their own to sellers in European Union ... Read …

Canada's Supreme Court: Bankrupt Oil, Gas Firms Can't Abandon Orphan Wells  OilPrice.comThe Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday that bankrupt oil and gas companies must first clean up their old inactive wells before selling active profitabl …

Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old oil wells, Supreme Court rules  Global NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land ... Rea …

Bidder stalking North Sea oil firm 'not going away'  HeraldScotlandTHE hostile bidder for North Sea-focused Faroe Petroleum has fallen well short of the initial target for acceptances of its offer but vowed to… Read more https://www.heraldscotla …

Orphan oil and gas wells raise contamination fears on northeast B.C. farmland  The Globe and MailOrphan wells are those whose owners have gone bankrupt or can't be found and whose clean-up costs are borne by the public through government funds. …

Minneapolis Star TribuneNorth Dakota oil supply down a bit, but forecast is strongMinneapolis Star TribuneNorth Dakota's oil production fell by 1 percent in December, though the outlook continues to be relatively optimistic. The nation's second lar …

Chinese Oil Demand Growth To Slow Down This YearOilPrice.comThe China Oil Analytics division of the agency estimates that this year, demand will grow by half a million bpd, which is in line with estimates made by the research institutes of China's bigg …

CBC.caFight over bankrupt oil company lands at Supreme CourtCBC.caIf that happened, they might not take on insolvent oil and gas industry companies, which could increase the number of properties with environmental damage left to the public purse, the Canad …

The Globe and MailAlberta pledges $235-million to 'orphan' oil wells clean upThe Globe and MailThe Alberta government will provide a $235-million loan to accelerate the work of cleaning up “orphan” oil and gas wells that have come with a rash of ba …