The AtlanticThe Nigerian Oil Company's Missing BillionsThe Atlantic“It's impossible to estimate how much oil has been lost in this manner,” Kolawole Banwo, a senior program officer at Nigeria's Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, told th …

The AtlanticWill Any Oil Company Ever Drill in the Arctic?The AtlanticOn Tuesday, the Obama administration announced that—after concerns from the Pentagon—it would not open new oil reserves near the southeastern Atlantic coast for drilling. As I wrote earl …

New York TimesOil Exports and Renewable EnergyNew York TimesThe oil industry and its friends in Congress, mostly Republicans, want to relax export limits put in place in 1975 as a response to the Arab oil embargo. The industry argues that the restrictions …

The AtlanticThe Oil-Price PlungeThe AtlanticOver the summer, analysts predicted that oil prices might plunge below $40. Now they're even lower, nearing an 11-year low with U.S. crude oil dropping briefly below $35 a barrel this morning. Brent crude, th …

The AtlanticHow Is ISIS Still Making Money?The AtlanticAbout a month ago, the United States started accelerating its attacks on the Islamic State's finances with an expanded military campaign against its oil fields. The industry that U.S. Defense Secre …

The AtlanticThe Economies Getting Hit by Low Oil PricesThe AtlanticOil prices are still under $50 a barrel due to a glut in production and OPEC's—the cartel of oil-producing countries—price war. Some say that the OPEC is winning: U.S. energy firms have …

The AtlanticThe EPA's New Methane Rules for the Oil and Gas IndustryThe AtlanticThe Environment Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that would reduce methane emissions from oil and natural-gas drilling by 40 to 45 percent of 2012 levels by 2025. …