CNBCThe Mideast oil producer low prices won't deterCNBCThe collapse in oil prices has hit hard the economies of petro-states, including those in the Middle East, but experts say it will take a lot more than low oil prices to really damage the funding o …

RTOil prices plummet to 11-yr low as US lifts export banRTOil was dealt a double blow Friday, when US President Barack Obama signed a bill to lift the US export ban. The ban was established during the US oil shortages in the 1970s, as part of a bigger deal …

CNBCKudlow: Bomb oil, bankrupt ISISCNBCBy all accounts, ISIS is the wealthiest terrorist organization in the world. By far. In round numbers, ISIS is said to have a $2 billion stash, which is keeping it afloat. Most of it comes from oil sales. Much of it c …

The Japan TimesUNSC resolution to target Islamic State revenue flow from oil, antiquities ...The Japan TimesUNITED NATIONS – Finance ministers from the 15 Security Council nations will adopt a plan Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic Stat …

CNBCIslamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official saysCNBCIslamic State militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way t …

Sydney Morning HeraldCheap oil to stay as OPEC confronts oversupplySydney Morning HeraldIran objects to the daily quota being exceeded but is insisting on its right to sell its oil once its capacity comes back. Iran, which had been previously blocked from …

BBC NewsThieves steal $250m of Nigerian oil from one pipelineBBC NewsThieves have stolen nearly $250m (£165m) of oil from a single pipeline this year, Nigeria's state oil company says. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said half a bill …

The GuardianNick Xenophon urges inquiry into bugging of Timor-Leste oil and gas treaty talksThe GuardianThe independent senator Nick Xenophon says a royal commission is the only way to get to the truth about allegations of Australia bugging Timor-Leste&#39 …

CNBCUS accuses Syria of buying oil from ISISCNBCThe US on Wednesday accused Syria of buying oil from the Islamist militants of Isis and imposed sanctions on a Syrian businessman it claimed is at the centre of the trade. The US Treasury department also anno …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Dip Below $40 a Barrel, Then Erase LossesWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices briefly dropped below $40 a barrel Wednesday before settling higher as the dollar pared gains. Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell as lo …