ExxonMobil plans £1.6bn sale of North Sea oil and gas stakes  The GuardianUS oil firm in talks for portfolio owned with Royal Dutch Shell in retreat after almost 50 years. Read more https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/13/exxonmobil-plan …

Transneft's payments to Ukraine for dirty oil rise to $3.3 mln  Reuters AfricaUkrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta said on Tuesday that Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has paid it 2.9 million euros ($3.25 million) so far as ... Read …

Iran says Britain might release oil tanker soon, Gibraltar says not...  ReutersThe British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean despite an Iranian report that it could do s …

Column: India's crude oil imports are lacklustre, joining coal, LNG  ReutersIndia's imports of crude oil have stalled in recent months, but the malaise in the country's energy sector is deeper, with both coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ... R …

Nigeria's huge Dangote oil refinery delayed until end of 2020  Reuters AfricaAfrica's largest oil refinery will not be finished until the end of 2020 due to problems importing steel and other equipment, executives at Dangote, which is ... Read m …

Jersey grants licence to harvest hemp flowers for CBD oil  The GuardianTeam of ex-firefighters given go-ahead to legally process crop for cannabidiol extraction. Read more https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/10/jersey-licence-hemp-cbd-oi …

Column: Oil's post-crash bounce fades as buy-the-dip proves a bust  ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices have continued to drift lower after plunging last week, highlighting the risk for traders trying to exploit mean-reversion strategies ... Re …

UK joins US in mission to protect oil tankers in Gulf  The GuardianBritain is to join the US in a naval mission to protect oil tankers in the Gulf from seizure by Iran, as London shifted away from plans for a European-led mission ... Read more ht …

Oil falls 3% as trade war concerns hit demand outlook  Reuters UKGlobal oil benchmark Brent futures fell more than 3% on Monday on global growth concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened China with ... Read more https://uk.r …

Clandestine Iranian Oil Exports: Crucial Price Mover?  Investing.comControversy is brewing over Iran's oil exports. Under the new U.S. sanctions, Iran should be barred from exporting oil. However, the U.S. is not directly ... Read more https://w …