Oil prices log lowest settlement in nearly 3 weeksMarketWatchOil prices fell Tuesday, with the U.S. benchmark marking its lowest settlement in almost three weeks. Prices have declined on the back of a risk-off sentiment, on the heels of a recent plunge in …

The San Luis Obispo TribuneCalifornia taxpayers could foot the bill to shutter old oil rigs off the Central CoastThe San Luis Obispo TribuneIt's been nearly three years since an oil pipeline ruptured in Santa Barbara County, coating seven miles of beac …

NoozhawkPlains looks to rebuild pipeline responsible for massive oil spill near Refugio in 2015Santa Ynez Valley NewsPlains All American Pipeline has submitted plans to rebuild the pipeline responsible for spilling thousands of gallons of crude oil into th …

CNBCWhy I'm bullish on oil for next 6 to 12 monthsCNBCIn spite of agreeing to production cuts last November, crude oil prices, as recently as last week, were back to where they were prior to OPEC's ineffective "agreement." There are plent …

Los Angeles TimesFailures that led to Santa Barbara oil spill were 'completely unacceptable,' investigators sayLos Angeles TimesThe operator of a pipeline that spilled 123,000 gallons of crude oil in Santa Barbara last year "failed on multiple …

Financial TimesFive things to watch for as oil nears $50 a barrelFinancial TimesMilitant attacks on oil-producing facilities, pipelines and terminals in the Niger Delta have slashed the Opec member's output to less than 1.4m barrels a day — a drop of m …

Los Angeles TimesPipeline company indicted in 2015 Santa Barbara County oil spillLos Angeles TimesThe company that operates a pipeline that ruptured last year near Santa Barbara, sending up to 143,000 gallons of crude oil flowing into the coast, was indict …

Wall Street JournalUS Exports First Freely Traded Oil in 40 YearsWall Street JournalThe ink is barely dry on legislation to lift a 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude and energy companies already are jockeying to ship American oil overseas. Two tankers …

CNBCCramer's danger zone stock pick: Top oil MLPsCNBCJim Cramer found that energy related master limited partnerships, or MLPs, were hit hard this year. This was courtesy of the plummeting price of oil and fears that the Federal Reserve will raise inte …

Wall Street JournalOil's $4.4 Trillion HoleWall Street JournalIt rankles when you lose $20. But hey, at least it isn't $4.4 trillion. That is roughly how much revenue the world's oil producers will forego over the next three years, based on the …