Oil prices have hit $70 a barrel but Louisiana oil and gas industry still strugglesWWL First News(WWL.com). Oil prices in the U.S. have climbed over the $70 mark for the first time since 2014. But Gifford Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Asso …

Wall Street JournalYemen's Rebels Step Up Attacks on Aramco Oil FacilitiesWall Street JournalDUBAI—Yemeni rebels are increasingly targeting Saudi Arabian oil facilities, threatening the kingdom's economic engine and adding another layer of geopolit …

Telegraph.co.ukSaudi Arabia's $100 Oil DilemmaYahoo FinanceSaudi Arabia is rumored to want oil prices at $100 per barrel, but if prices rise that high, it could sow the seeds of the next downturn. Saudi officials want more revenues for their budget and …

Will US Shale Offset Soaring Global Oil Demand?OilPrice.comNonetheless, the perception of geopolitical risk and how it is driving oil higher appears to be overbaked and there are a range of threats to the $100 per barrel oil narrative. Key is that U.S. oil …

The New Alaskan Oil RushOilPrice.comThe Houston-based supermajor has estimated that there are at least 300 million barrels of recoverable oil in its "Willow Discovery" along Alaska's Western North Slope, and these appraisal wells seem to stro …

BloombergLibya's Oil Output Slumps After Fire at Pipeline to Key Port ...BloombergA fire at an oil pipeline supplying Libya's biggest export terminal reduced the North African country's production by at least 40,000 barrels a day, according to …

GizmodoReports: Texas Bomber May Have Engineering Background, But Has Left Growing Forensic TrailGizmodoFormer FBI bomb technician Danny Defenbaugh told USA Today that the number of devices and their varying complexity likely has authorities looking for so …

CNBCTurkey raises oil threat after Iraqi Kurds back independenceCNBCTurkey threatened potentially crippling restrictions on oil trading with Iraqi Kurds on Thursday, after they backed independence from Baghdad in a referendum that has alarmed Ankara, as it …

MarketWatchOil finishes lower, but retains grip on monthly, quarterly gainsMarketWatchOil turned lower Thursday, pulling back after a climb in the previous session, but prices kept a tight hold on gains so far this month as traders readied for the last tra …

BloombergPerry Highlights Need for Oil Reserve, Rebuking Trump's PlanBloombergIt's appropriate for the government to look at whether the reserve can be run in a "more efficient way," and whether the reserve holds the right amount of oil, …