Yahoo NewsNigeria moves to split up delayed oil industry billYahoo NewsThe Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has been gathering dust since 2008 because of disagreements between the government and global oil majors over its terms. The new head of the Nigerian N …

USA TODAYAs oil market sags, Norway drills new ground with education techUSA TODAYNESODDTANGEN, Norway — In a sun-drenched classroom a few miles south of Oslo, Jean-Baptiste Huynh stood in front of a class of rapt first-graders who watched as he played a v …

Breaking EnergyTo export or not to export: partisan divide over ban on foreign sales of US oilThe GuardianOil is fuelling another battle in Washington. As domestic crude oil production gushes to multi-year highs, the president and his Republican opponents …

Wall Street JournalShip Owners Get Sweetener in Push to Pass Oil Export BillWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—House Republican leaders have added a sweetener to legislation to lift the 40-year-old ban on oil exports: a boost in Pentagon payments to the shippin …

Huffington PostObama Opposes Bill to Lift Oil Export Ban Set for Vote in HouseBloombergPresident Barack Obama opposes a measure poised to advance in the House of Representatives this week that would end the four-decade U.S. ban on oil exports. “We wouldn&# …

Wall Street JournalHouse Plans Vote on Bill to Lift Ban on Oil ExportsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—House Republicans plan to vote on a bill in the coming weeks to lift the nation's 40-year-old ban on oil exports, a move expected to reignite debate ove …

Texan Rick Perry Pushes Oil Pipeline During Iowa GOP EventABC NewsPerry says blue-collar workers should say, "I'm going to vote for Republicans because they're going to raise my wages." The proposed pipeline would transport oil from Canad …

MarketWatchOil futures settle at their highest levels of the yearMarketWatchOil futures rallied Thursday, with West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude settling at their highest levels of the year as traders fretted over potential supply disruptions in the …

National Review OnlineThe Doomsayers Were Wrong about the BP Oil...National Review OnlineFive years ago this week, a blowout of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig 40 miles from the Gulf Coast tragically claimed eleven lives and spilled 3 million barrels of …

Social Engineering, Etc.National Review Online (blog)Well, Ramesh, if you object to my characterizing the introduction of new distortionary policies to offset the effects of old distortionary policies as “social engineering,” perhaps we could compromise on …