PetroChina profit surges on higher oil pricesMarketWatchChinese oil major PetroChina Co. (0857.HK) said Thursday net profit in the first half surged on higher oil prices and stringent cost control. Net profit was 12.68 billion yuan ($1.90 billion), sharply …

ReutersOil steady as storm heads into Gulf of MexicoReutersFILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March …

CBC.caOil and gas companies begin evacuations of offshore rigs as tropical storm Harvey loomsCBC.caShell said it was evacuating all personnel from the roughly 100,000 barrel-per-day Perdido oil and gas production platform as a precaution. Anadarko said it …

ReutersOil steady after US crude stockpiles drop; traders watch Gulf of Mexico stormReutersFILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered pri …

Oil companies evacuate workers as storm takes aim at TexasReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, Anadarko Petroleum and Exxon Mobil announced they were curbing some oil and gas output on Wednesday at facilities in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a storm …