Financial TimesTrafigura aims to boost oil trading volumesFinancial TimesWhile 2016 has been less profitable than last year — Trafigura's gross profits in oil trading were down 13 per cent to $1.46bn after a record 2015 — the five biggest trading house …

Janesville GazetteBrown keeps on trucking oil for 50 yearsJanesville GazetteJANESVILLE—Larry Brown descended the steps of his Chevrolet oil tank truck in two small leaps and disappeared around the back, past the red-and-blue lettering on his truck that rea …

MarketWatchOil prices continue to backtrack as investors question OPEC dealMarketWatchOil futures eased Wednesday, as the market sought direction after last week's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Light, sweet crude for …

Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in AfricaThe GuardianThe palm oil industry is one of the world's biggest, projected to be worth $88bn (£70bn) by 2022. While it has pumped billions into the local economies of countries like Indonesia an …

Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in Africa ...The GuardianDeforestation, climate change and land rights abuse: the palm oil industry has a troubled track record. But proponents say it can be a force for good.and more » Read more …

The GuardianKorean palm oil firm accused of illegal forest burning in IndonesiaThe GuardianA Korean palm oil company has been dropped by buyers after footage emerged that allegedly shows the illegal burning of vast tracts of tropical forest on lands it hol …

The GuardianKorean palm oil firm accused of illegal forest burning in Indonesia ...The GuardianSome of the world's biggest buyers have stopped trading with Korindo after the emergence of footage claiming to show illegal burning in Papua province.Palm o …

The GuardianAfrica's forests 'threatened by palm oil rush'The Guardian“Africa has become the new frontier for palm oil, the new battleground of oil palm and rubber tree companies,” the Greenpeace report said. The company has sought a €150m ($16 …

The GuardianPalm oil: why do we care more about orangutans than migrant workers?The GuardianThe thick haze that has covered vast parts of south-east Asia in recent months has put the ecological impact of the palm oil industry back in the spotlight, but the …