Alaska Needs Much Higher Oil Prices To Reverse Its Oil FortunesOilPrice.comThis year marks Alaska's 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Systems (TAPS)—an 800-mile-long crude oil route that runs from the North Slope to Valdez, the northernmost …

National PostRussian Tanker Owner Holds PDVSA Oil Cargo Hostage Over DebtsOilPrice.comRussia's shipper Sovcomflot has sued PDVSA in the Dutch island St. Maarten in the Caribbean and “imposed garnishment on the aforementioned oil cargo,” Reuters reporte …

The ScotsmanAberdeen entrepreneur swoops on oil consultancyThe ScotsmanAn Aberdeen-based energy industry entrepreneur has snapped up a specialist oil and gas consultancy south of the Border as it targets double-digit growth. Mark Cavanagh, managing directo …

Deutsche WelleFive things to understand about oil-rich, cash-poor VenezuelaDeutsche WelleHowever, Chavez' time in office from 1998 to 2013 also launched two developments that lie at the root of Venezuela's current economic crisis: the expropriation …

Chicago TribuneTribes' battle over Dakota Access pipeline not overABC NewsAmerican Indian tribes fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline said Tuesday that the pumping of oil into the pipe under their water source is a blow, but it doesn't …

Petrofac Wins $1.3B Deal With Kuwait Oil CompanyOilPrice.comLondon-listed oil services provider Petrofac said on Tuesday that it had won a contract with Kuwait Oil Company for a $1.3-billion gathering center project in southeast Kuwait. Kuwait Oil Company …

Motley FoolIs the US Producing Too Much Oil?Motley FoolOPEC's production cut had many investors excited for a recovery in oil prices, but the U.S. seems determined to fill in that supply gap. In this clip from Industry Focus: Energy, Fool energy analys …

BuzzFeed NewsCompany: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoirABC NewsThe Dakota Access pipeline developer said it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the line into servic …

Oleo sponge invented at Argonne National Laboratory can sop up oil in a spillArs TechnicaThe Oleo Sponge is made of a polyurethane foam whose interior surfaces are covered with oleophilic molecules that draw oil out of water. The challenge, according to Ar …

Financial TimesWater set to become more valuable than oilFinancial TimesGE decided to sell its water unit as part of efforts to head off potential objections from competition regulators to the merger of its oil and gas division with Baker Hughes, a rival o …