ABC OnlineTighten net encircling N. Korea by further restricting oil suppliesThe Japan NewsThe Yomiuri ShimbunRestrictions on energy supplies to North Korea are the most effective tool for applying economic pressure on the country, which clings to its nucl …

The Mercury NewsPollution-choked India buying dirty US oil byproductThe Mercury NewsFILE - In this Nov. 10, 2017 file photo, Indian motorists ride past a thick blanket of smog and dust on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. The petroleum coke being burned i …

Otago Daily TimesOil-infused lucerne chaff a winning feedOtago Daily TimesIn 2014, they imported innovative hay-drying technology from Italy. The dryer holds 24 round bales, drying them evenly to a desired moisture content. They got the idea of infusing ch …

Aljazeera.comOPEC nations must speed up reforms to break from dependence on oilThe Japan NewsThe Yomiuri ShimbunHow can oil-producing nations break free from an unstable economic framework that is heavily dependent on oil? These nations should steadily pus …

CNBCRussia, Saudi Arabia ready to cut global oil inventoryThe Japan NewsReuters TASHKENT/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are ready to do more work to reduce global oil inventories, the Russian energy ministry said in a st …

BloombergBrent oil tops $60 for 1st time since 2015The Japan NewsBloombergNEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Brent surged above $60 a barrel for the first time in more than two years amid enthusiasm that OPEC may extend its supply-restraint deal and indications that t …

Engineering building expansion nears completionThe Daily IowanModern architecture will meet history for the University of Iowa College of Engineering with the addition of a new annex on the south side of the Seamans Center. Plastic-clad furniture sat in th …

Global Economy / Oil prices remain low due to pressure from 3 RsThe Japan NewsBy Masashi Amano / Yomiuri Shimbun Economic News EditorDespite production cuts by oil-producing nations, crude oil prices have basically failed to rise. Will this enigmatic marke …

Global refiners brace themselves as China cements its oil market dominanceThe Japan NewsFor the first time, China imported more crude oil in the first half of the year than the United States, government statistics showed. China averaged 8.55 million barrel …

The Japan NewsMoves under way to prevent oil leaks from wartime shipsThe Japan NewsThe Yomiuri ShimbunThe government will back efforts by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) to prevent oil leaks from sunken wartime vessels in waters off the Truk Islands i …