Man who smuggled oil into US in wine bottles gets probationBoston HeraldHONOLULU — A German citizen who lives in Hawaii was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation for smuggling oil that's commonly used to make ecstasy. Wolfgang Hans Langlois pu …

WiredFor These Post-Soviet Nations, Big Oil Offers Hope and FearWiredA fence surrounds Renaissance Hotel in Atyrau, a new oil capital of Kazakhstan. A tiny fishermen town started its rise since the giant Kashagan oil field was discovered nearby. The inhabi …