CNBCLand rush! US oil drillers pack into the Permian Basin - CNBC.comCNBCDrillers are buying up land in the Permian Basin at eye-popping prices, and a coming surge in production could strain the region's resources.and more » Read more http:/ …

NewsweekNigeria Discovers Oil in Former Boko Haram HeartlandNewsweekNigeria's government says it has discovered crude oil in Borno state, the northeastern state that has borne the brunt of Boko Haram's seven-year insurgency. Jamila Shua'ra, the …

USA TODAYRecord airstrike hits over 100 ISIL oil trucks gathered in SyriaUSA TODAYU.S. warplanes destroyed a fleet of 168 oil tanker trucks in Syria in the largest strike in the two-year-old air campaign against the Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition an …

ReutersOPEC just created a big opportunity for US oil companies: Exports to AsiaCNBCOPEC's agreement last week to cut oil production is creating an opportunity for U.S. oil producers to get crude into the hands of very valuable customers: Asian crude b …

CNBCNon-OPEC producers might not be scared enough to cut oil outputCNBCThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries played hardball with oil producers over the last two years, and now the cartel wants nonmembers to take one more hit. OPEC's fr …

CNBCOPEC has kept oil markets on a roller coaster — and that's not likely to changeCNBCOil traders hung on OPEC's every word in 2016, and this year the market could be in for more of the same. After a year of proposed deals, debated deals, and fail …

CNBCWhy — and where — oil and gas mergers are finally making a comebackCNBCOil and gas players are finally inking new mergers and acquisitions, after nearly two years of moribund deal activity. Deal-making hit a soft spot following the 2014 oil bust as ban …

Shell sued in UK for 'decades of oil spills' in NigeriaAljazeera.comThe Nigerian water is contaminated with oil and cancer-causing compounds such as benzene. It is what his people drink every day. Lawyers for more than 40,000 Nigerians are demandin …

Scientific American (blog)Amazon Tribe Fights Oil Development with TourismScientific American (blog)We are heading to the Amazon, via the capital of Ecuador's oil exporting business, Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca). Once landed, one more tra …

CNBCOPEC's big three are battling for market share until the bitter endCNBCMembers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have suffered serious economic pain as oil prices have languished over the last two years. But OPEC's larges …