CBC.caNL student juggles college basketball, engineering courses in USCBC.caThird-year engineering student Hannah Jardine is a small forward for the University of Delaware Blue Hens. 'My major [mechanical engineering] is pretty tough to do with basketb …

Seeking AlphaAn Empirical Model For Oil Prices And Some ImplicationsSeeking AlphaThere are many people reading this blog who are directly affected by oil prices and who have to make decisions based on future oil prices. Having a model to understand the dyn …

MoneyWeekWhat to expect as oil gets dearerMoneyWeekWas that the shortest bear market in history? A few weeks ago the oil price was said to be heading down to $20 a barrel, or even less. The glut of oil would only increase as Iran rejoined the global econom …

Jury Says Vegas Man Bilked Investors With Nigerian Oil ScamABC NewsAnton Paul Drago passed himself off as an heir to a Shell Oil fortune, a disabled former U.S. Marine, and an engineer and oil industry expert with 30 years of experience and a plan to ship …

ReutersSanders unveils climate plan to end US oil, nuclear dependenceReutersIt would ban oil and gas lobbyists from working in the White House, end new fossil fuel lease sales on public lands, and would cut carbon emissions faster in coming decades than th …

KSN-TVSpirit AeroSystems announces $576000 in engineering and business scholarshipsKSN-TV“The Spirit Scholars Program is targeted at individuals interested in a career in engineering and business. Each scholarship will provide $8,000 annually to cover tuit …

Chron.com (blog)Only 1 Californian got custom oil map: BrownChron.com (blog)SAN FRANCISCO — State officials have defended Gov. Jerry Brown's request to have regulators map and study his family's ranch for oil, gas and mining potential — arguing tha …

Calgary HeraldPipeline would transport oil safely, economicallySTLtoday.comThe impact of the Keystone XL pipeline on climate change is minor once you understand that the oil will still be extracted and the only issue is who will transport, process and ulti …

Crain's New York BusinessICYMI: Blending oil is a slick trick, but no one's taking the heatCrain's New York BusinessMixing new heating oil with used stuff is an old racket that's spawned plenty of lawsuits. It may not be what you want to put in you …

Los Angeles TimesSlain California university stabbing suspect studied engineeringReutersThe student who attacked four people with a hunting knife before he was shot dead by police at a University of California campus was identified a day after the stabbing …