Another Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency LaunchesOilPrice.comNew York-based investment and holding company Signal Capital Management said on Monday that it had launched a cryptocurrency backed by oil and gas reserves in what it says is the “world's first glob …

CBC.caNWT set to revamp decades-old oil and gas lawsCBC.caA public document released by the territory last week states the proposed updates to the laws are just a first step and aren't intended to be "comprehensive." "It is the first ste …

CBC.caCanadian oil selling at a deep discount - and it hurtsCBC.caNorth American oil prices are marching toward $65 US a barrel this month, giving the industry a boost after the market collapsed three years ago. The oil sector hasn't seen these prices …

Financial TimesWhite House denies change in North Korea policyFinancial TimesThe Trump administration is also ramping up pressure on China to go beyond existing UN sanctions and cut off oil exports to North Korea. “The president would like to see China cut …

The San Diego Union-Tribune2 arrested in killing of Chula Vista man found in oil drumSeattle TimesCHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Chula Vista police have arrested two people in connection with the death of a man who was found inside an oil drum in San Diego Bay …

CBC.caPipeline bottlenecks push Canadian oil price to deepest discount in 4 yearsCBC.caThe price gap between the price of Canada's oil benchmark versus its U.S. equivalent, West Texas Intermediate, has widened to its biggest difference in almost four y …

CBC.caBalls of bitumen: Calgary breakthrough will make oil pipelines unnecessary, researcher saysCBC.caIan Gates was researching ways to upgrade bitumen when he and his team accidentally found a way to degrade it, making it even more viscous — which, in tu …

Chron.comOil settles above $50 a barrel for first time since MayChron.comAlso contributing to the news lifting oil prices is that OPEC and other oil producers are set to meet in Abu Dhabi next week to review compliance to oil-production quotas renewed in M …

BNNWhy one Bay Street veteran isn't convinced by oil's rallyBNNThe recent resurgence in oil prices isn't enough to get one Bay Street veteran back on board with crude. In an interview on BNN, David Baskin, president of Baskin Wealth Management, …

CBC.caWhat oilpatch earnings tell us about life with $50 oilCBC.caWilliams said that the cash costs of producing barrel of oilsands oil were ranging between $22 and $26 per barrel, a substantial drop from 2014. Cash costs don't include a return on inve …