ReutersKuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expectedReutersKUNA did not say why Ali al-Omair was leaving the oil minister post. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters 10 days ago that Omair was expected to be replaced; he had trie …

Business InsiderUS sanctions businessman helping Syrian government buy oil from Islamic StateReutersIslamic State, which has been described by U.S. officials as the wealthiest terrorist group of its kind, is believed to derive much of its funding from oil …

CBC.caOil-by-rail shipment concerns spark opposition to US projectsCBC.caThe broad issue of shipping resources from the U.S. West Coast — whether that be coal, oil or liquefied natural gas — raises an "identity question," said Eric de Place, with …

ReutersMood sours among Saudi businessmen as oil slidesReutersConsultant Fawaz al-Alami wrote in the Al Watan newspaper that instead of issuing bonds to finance itself in an era of cheap oil, the government should save money by cutting subsidies that keep …

Reuters UKMood sours among Saudi businessmen as oil slidesReuters UKConsultant Fawaz al-Alami wrote in the Al Watan newspaper that instead of issuing bonds to finance itself in an era of cheap oil, the government should save money by cutting subsidies that …

Al-BawabaGunmen kill senior Iraqi oil official in Iraq's KirkukReutersNOC's chief of operations, Saad al-Karbalaie, was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk. Gunmen forced him to stop his vehicle as he was leaving his office and then shot him, …

The GuardianIran nuclear deal puts oil prices under further downward pressureThe GuardianSanctions have more than halved Iran's oil exports to about 1.1m barrels a day from 2.5m a day in 2012. Analysts predict that in the event of restrictions being li …