Los Angeles TimesLawmakers propose tougher rules after oil pipeline spillLos Angeles TimesAlarmed by last month's oil spill off of Refugio State Beach, two lawmakers from Santa Barbara County on Tuesday announced legislation to require annual inspectio …

Wall Street JournalOil Industry Takes Aim at Coal, Pushes Gas Ahead of Climate-Change TalksWall Street JournalPARIS—Europe's largest oil companies on Tuesday came out forcefully against coal, taking aim at a competing fossil fuel as they push cleaner-b …

Wall Street JournalOil Companies Look to Join Climate DebateWall Street JournalOil companies are ratcheting up their involvement in the debate over climate change as governments, activists, churches and some big investors gear up for a global summit on the …

Wall Street JournalMajors' Quandary: Why Drill for Oil When They Can Buy Somebody Else's?Wall Street JournalHe expects the most likely takeover candidates would be oil companies with a stock-market value between $10 billion and $40 billion—relative …

CBC.caUS oil council: Shale won't last, Arctic drilling needed nowCBC.caThe U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energ …

CNBCOil climbs to $61 on Mideast supply concernsCNBCBrent crude oil rose to around $61 a barrel on Friday as fighting in Libya and Iraq stoked output worries, while traders kept a close eye on Iran nuclear talks that could eventually bring more supply to w …

These countries the REAL wildcards for oil: ExpertCNBCDespite the meltdown in the oil market, prices are more likely to rise than to fall further because of geopolitical instability, an industry consultant told CNBC on Thursday. "Iraq, Iran, [and] Lib …

Iraq, Iran and Libya are wildcards for oil: ExpertCNBCDespite the meltdown in the oil market, prices are more likely to rise than to fall further because of geopolitical instability, an industry consultant told CNBC on Thursday. "Iraq, Iran, [and] Lib …