ReutersChinese court orders ConocoPhillips to pay $266000 over 2011 oil spillsReutersThe U.S. oil company was told to pay 1.68 million yuan ($266,000) to the 21 farmers, who did not participate in a previous settlement reached in 2012 with ConocoPhillips a …

ReutersSenate panel passes bill to lift US oil export banReutersWASHINGTON A bill to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports passed the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, but the future of the measure is uncertain in the full chamber, after a contr …

Oil pollution exerciseIsle of Man TodayBut with the arrival of an oil tanker in the bay, some onlookers may have thought this was a real incident. The objective of the exercise this morning (Saturday) was to validate training in the use of mechanical conta …

ReutersBush to call for lifting of ban on US crude oil exportsReutersBush's speech on Tuesday at Rice Energy Inc., a natural gas and oil company in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, will mark his latest foray into the detailed policy plans he …

Financial TimesFinancial support fades for US shale oilFinancial TimesThe collapse of oil prices has turned the attention of producers towards survival. As they conserve cash, US crude oil production volumes are finally heading lower. The government has re …

Al-BawabaIraqi Kurds reassert right to export oil to US despite court rulingReutersThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans on Monday dismissed the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s bid to overturn an earlier ruling against a …

New York TimesIn Alaska, Obama Will Be in Middle of Oil and Climate Change BattleNew York TimesHe would like Mr. Obama to see the people lining up for services at state agencies that have been crippled by billions of dollars in state budget cuts as oil rev …

MarketWatchOil futures log best weekly gain in about 6 yearsMarketWatch“The complex has yet to feel the full impact of coattail spending cuts and project cancellations that will provide a tighter market of oil in the future, when the global economy comes b …

CNBCThis seasonal trend could mean trouble for oilCNBCCrude oil settling more than 10 percent higher on Thursday, for a sharp snap back after hitting a six-year low early this week. The rally buoyed energy stocks, which climbed almost 5 percent by the clos …

The Daily StarIraqi Kurds meeting schedule of oil export dealThe Daily StarSo far this year, Baghdad, which is suffering a financial crisis of its own, has paid only a fraction of the Kurds' budget share, arguing that the oil shipped did not nearly mat …