Wall Street JournalHilcorp Seeks to Build Island to Extract Arctic Offshore OilWall Street JournalWhile Shell proposed exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea about 80 miles off Alaska's northwest coast, a Texas oil company wants to build a gravel island …

Wall Street JournalOil-Price Fight: Saudis vs. StrippersWall Street JournalThe world's largest oil producers are hurting. Just how badly may depend on whether the smallest are feeling even worse. Oil strippers, scrappy operators of old wells often aban …

Maersk Oil buys stakes in Kenya, Ethiopia licencesMarketWatchMaersk Oil has agreed to buy half of Africa Oil Corporation's shares in three onshore exploration licenses in Kenya and a further two in Ethiopia for a fee that could rise to $845 million, it …

The Coloradoan2014 Colorado oil deaths greater than previously calculatedThe ColoradoanFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A new federal database that was developed to more precisely count the number of deaths in the oil and gas industry shows eight workers died in …

Wall Street JournalI Was an Oil Spill ScapegoatWall Street JournalLost in the aftermath of recriminations and lawsuits is the fact that the team charged with stopping the biggest offshore oil disaster in history did its job as fast and effectively as it kn …

The Straits TimesSEC to start certifying palm oil products from FebThe Straits TimesThe Singapore Environment Council (SEC) is expected to start certifying palm oil-based products in February next year. In response to queries from The Straits Times, SEC ex …

Wall Street JournalOPEC Warns US Oil Boom Could Be Over by Year-EndWall Street JournalOPEC said Monday the U.S. oil boom could be over by the end of this year, offering a pessimistic view of American producers' ability to withstand a historic collapse …

Wall Street JournalOPEC Warns US Oil Boom Could Over by Year-EndWall Street JournalOPEC said Monday the U.S. oil boom could be over by the end of this year, offering a pessimistic view of American producers' ability to withstand a historic collapse in …

Wall Street JournalOil Export FollyWall Street JournalLower oil prices are roughing up what has been a thriving U.S. oil patch, with some 74,000 layoffs since November and the drilling rig count down 38%. If the political class wants to do more than wring …

Whiting Petroleum looking to sell company amid oil price plunge -WSJReutersThe Denver-based company in February posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and slashed its 2015 capital budget, as crude oil prices fell more than 50 percent since June. Whi …