Vancouver SunBC gives Ottawa its demands for "world leading" ocean oil spill responseVancouver SunVICTORIA — British Columbia is asking the federal government for millions in new ocean spill-response vessels, bases, training and tracking systems …

FortuneCanada Oil Spill Program Hit by Cheap Crude, Lacks ApplicantsFortuneAs a result, the government will expand the scope of its Oil Spill Response Science Program and open a second call for applications this month, Marc Wickham, Natural Resources Canad …

MarketWatchDashed hopes for oil deal help pull European stocks lowerMarketWatchEuropean stocks slipped Monday, with lower oil prices weighing on energy shares, as investors got ready to assess fresh growth and inflation data for the eurozone. The Stoxx Eur …

Daily NationKenya, Sudan sign oil and mineral cooperation agreementsSudan TribuneOctober 30, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan and Kenya on Sunday signed a number of agreements between the two countries in the fields of minerals and oil, in the presence of President …

BC oil spill shows what can go wrong under difficult conditionsThe Globe and MailThe weather was good and the accident was close to an oil spill response base. Even then, delays in identifying the seriousness and source of the spill resulted in oil contami …

Abu Dhabi Adapts To Low Oil Prices With Mega MergerOilPrice.comOPEC nations are continuing to tackle the challenge of exceptionally low oil prices. Oil majors are searching for solutions to stay afloat during a time of bitter crude oil prices. Government o …

BC government's lack of progress on oil spill response highlighted by tug accidentThe Globe and Mail“The tug has 45,000 gallons of diesel and 500 gallons of lube oil on board. The cargo on board the fuel barge is reported to be 2.2 million gallons of d …

ReutersTrudeau Praises Firefighters Efforts to Save Oil Sands CityABC NewsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says most Canadians have yet to grasp the lengths to which firefighters went to save nearly 90 percent of the oil sands capital of Fort McMurray from a …

Minot wants to hire an engineering firm for levee workBismarck TribuneMINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot officials want to hire an engineering firm to help bring the city's flood levees up to federal standards. The Minot Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1Ta9j8x …

Drillers: Oil Well Rules Dire for Business; Others DisagreeABC NewsAn industry-funded study warns of dire consequences if pending rules to prevent another catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico go into effect, but critics questioned that claim. The d …