Los Angeles TimesOil industry pumped cash into lobbying as fight over energy bill ragedLos Angeles TimesMore than a dozen oil companies or oil industry groups spent almost a total of $11.3 million on lobbying in the period between July 1 and Sept. 30. The …

ForbesOnly 1% of the Bakken Play Breaks Even at Current Oil PricesForbesOnly 1% of the Bakken Play area is commercial at current oil prices. 4% of horizontal wells drilled since 2000 meet the EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) threshold needed to break even …

ForbesMexico's Oil And Gas Licensing 'Round One' Finally Picks Up PaceForbesInternational and domestic private sector participants were designated catalysts for rejuvenating Mexico's oil and gas sector, after the country tore-up constitutio …

ForbesSaudis Winning Oil Market Share Wars Despite Fiscal PainForbesSaudi Arabia appears to be winning the oil exporters tussle for market share, even if it is denting the country's coffers. Anecdotal and empirical evidence doing the industry rounds wa …

Sydney Morning HeraldAs Midnight Oil demands Reclaim Australia stop playing songs, Lee Kernaghan ...Sydney Morning HeraldMidnight Oil has asked the organisers of the anti-Muslim Reclaim Australia rallies to stop playing its songs, but country star Lee Kern …

The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)Uganda's farmers battle palm oil Goliaths for land | The Guardian NigeriaThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)Now he has almost nothing and is seeking compensation in Ugandan courts fro …

Yahoo NewsUganda's farmers battle palm oil Goliaths for land - Yahoo NewsYahoo NewsThe palm oil project is being carried out by Oil Palm Uganda, a subsidiary of local food producer Bidco Uganda. Bidco in turn is a joint venture between global palm oil …

ForbesOil Price Will Fall Further But 2016-17 Futures Look UndervaluedForbesThe past two weeks have been pretty significant in terms of the general direction of oil futures benchmarks. As the market grappled with the Iranian nuclear settlement, Greece' …

ForbesOil Price Will Fall Further But 2016-17 Futures Look Undervalued - ForbesForbesThe past two weeks have been pretty significant in terms of the general direction of oil futures benchmarks. As the market grappled with the Iranian nuclear settlement, Gr …

Financial TimesElliott joins battle to push up bid for Dragon OilFinancial TimesLast month, Dragon Oil accepted a cash bid from Enoc at 750p a share, 47 per cent above the undisturbed price. The deal is subject to approval from Dragon's minority shareh …