Financial TimesR&D cutbacks hit Big Oil's ability to invest in new technologiesFinancial TimesMost of the world's largest oil companies have cut research spending sharply since 2013 as they strived to save money in the face of the slump in crud …

Financial TimesResearch cutbacks hit oil groups' ability to investFinancial TimesMost of the world's largest oil companies have cut research spending sharply since 2013 as they strived to save money in the face of the slump in crude prices, raising …

Financial TimesNorwegian oil fund attacks VW corporate governanceFinancial TimesNorway's $850bn oil fund does not like commenting about individual companies it owns shares in. It usually goes out of its way to avoid saying anything about any of its mor …

The AtlanticAmerica's Never-Ending Oil ConsumptionThe AtlanticIn 1973, the oil-producing Arab nations, through the OPEC cartel, imposed an embargo on the United States in response to its support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. The impact was trau …

Yahoo NewsAsia subdued before oil producers' meeting, dollar's advance slowsYahoo NewsThe markets meanwhile awaited the Chinese GDP data due later on Friday and Sunday's meeting of top oil producers in Doha for near-term cues. China's econo …

The AtlanticIs Vegetable Oil Really Better for Your Heart?The AtlanticTwo people stand at a stove, some chopped onions, or maybe a pitcher of pancake batter, at each of their sides. One puts a pat of butter into his pan, letting it melt. The other glugs a …

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 …