CNNMoneyNot even OPEC saw oil crash comingCNNMoneyThe oil cartel shocked markets in November 2014 by refusing to cut production despite the emerging supply glut that was weighing down prices. The move has been chalked up as a savvy long-term play at mainta …

Business Wire (press release)Williams Names Seldenrust Head of Engineering & ConstructionBusiness Wire (press release)TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that John Seldenrust has been appointed Senior Vice President of E …

Mother JonesThe Only Way to Save Your Beloved Bananas Might Be Genetic EngineeringMother JonesBananas have reached such all-star status in the American diet that we now consume more of them than apples every year. Yet you're probably used to seeing jus …

NDTVIndian-American Named Secretary Of Texas' Engineering BoardNDTVHouston: An Indian-American has been appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers that licenses qualified engineers and regulates the practice of professional …

Fox NewsBritish airstrikes hit Islamic State oil fields, aim to deal 'real blow'Fox NewsDefense Secretary Michael Fallon told BBC that the Omar fields in eastern Syria were targeted to strike “a very real blow at the oil and the revenue” on which I …

Chron.com (blog)Maersk Oil shedding U.S. jobs as Angola drilling plans stallChron.com (blog)HOUSTON — Maersk Oil is cutting 60 jobs in Houston and Angola as it delays plans for a deep-water drilling project off the coast of West Africa, the company confirm …

Government mulls import duty hike on edible oilEconomic TimesSolvent Extractors' Association Executive Director B V Mehta said that looking at the current conditions, the industry had demanded to raise the import duty on crude edible oil from 7.5 per c …

Oil Ministry rethinks on terms for extending oil field contractsEconomic TimesProduction Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for as many as 28 fields including western offshore Panna/Mukta and Tapti oil and gas field operated by BG Group of UK are due for extension a …

Times of India20% fall in engineering applicants in Tamil NaduTimes of India"Every student is allowed to give four colleges in the counselling process, and only if two of these colleges that the student wishes admission in satisfies the placement reco …

Wall Street JournalGovernment exempts ONGC, Oil India Limited from LPG subsidy paymentsEconomic TimesUpstream oil and gas producers ONGC, OIL and GAIL had to borne a portion of subsidy on cooking fuels LPG and kerosene and diesel till October 2014. After d …