BloombergTax Bill Opens Arctic Refuge for Oil, But Years of Delay May FollowBloombergCongress is close to lifting a 40-year-old ban on energy development in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but drilling for oil in that frozen wilderness may st …

New York TimesTax Bill Offers Last-Minute Breaks for Developers, Banks and Oil IndustryNew York TimesThanks to an amendment offered by Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, certain income from gas and oil operators, like Kinder Morgan, could also quali …

BloombergArctic Refuge Oil Bonanza More Likely to Be Bust for GOP BudgetBloombergThe idea of tapping the 19-million acre preserve for its potential oil bounty has long been debated in Washington, pitting energy industry advocates who see it as a way to rev …

This Oil Stock Is Thriving Through InnovationMotley FoolThe shale driller noted that it had built up an inventory nearly of 10,000 premium return well locations across four core regions, which Encana defined as those that could deliver a 35% after-tax rate …

Oil prices buoyed by persistent Middle East tensionsMarketWatchGeopolitics and specifically geopolitical tensions have returned to the fore after being fanned by unrest in Iraq and rising hostility between the U.S. and Iran,” Stephen Brennock, an analyst a …

BloombergRepublicans May Use Budget to Open Arctic, Atlantic to Oil RigsBloombergMoney from selling drilling rights and royalties from oil and gas production would be a revenue-raiser that could help offset some of the tax cuts Republicans are proposing. T …

New York TimesProtect Alaska's Last Great Wilderness From Oil DrillingNew York TimesRepublicans are using the budget reconciliation process to allow oil drilling in the refuge in order to generate revenue to offset the cost of tax reform. This expedite …

ThinkProgressBig Oil Just Won Another Round In CongressThinkProgressIn a blow to environmental activists, lawmakers agreed late Tuesday to lift the 40-year-old oil export ban in a budget deal for the coming year. In exchange, the wind and solar industries …

Wall Street JournalUS Push to End Oil-Export Ban Puts China in Slippery SituationWall Street JournalA move by the U.S. Congress to lift a 40-year ban on oil exports could bring a gush of new supply to global markets, just as leaders in China—the world' …

CBC.caOil pops higher, stocks rally as US debates lifting oil export banCBC.caOil has begun to reverse its declines and stock markets are rallying worldwide ahead of an expected Fed interest rate hike on Wednesday. West Texas Intermediate oil, the main Nor …