Oil's Down But Refiners Are UpSeeking AlphaSummer barbecues are wonderful diversions. They're opportunities to get together with neighbors to swap tales of recent adventures on the road, in the air and on the sea. In the market as well. A knot of s …

API says US crude-oil stocks up 1.8 million barrels: reportsMarketWatchThe American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday said U.S. crude oil inventories rose 1.8 million barrels last week, according to news reports. The trade group saw a 4.8 million barrel decli …

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Boko Haram Blocks Oil Exploration in Northeast NigeriaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)Screenshot of members of an oil exploration team kidnapped by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, July 29, 2017. Similar tactics hav …

NewsweekIs The Mafia Helping ISIS Smuggle Oil Into Italy?OilPrice.comThe Italian mafia may have teamed up with the Islamic State to smuggle crude oil from the Middle East into Italy, an ongoing police investigation has suggested, according to The Times who …