Russia Vows To Defend Its Venezuelan Oil Assets | OilPrice.com  OilPrice.comRussia, which stands by Nicolas Maduro in the ongoing Venezuelan political crisis, will use “all available legal mechanisms” to defend its interests in the Latin ... Rea …

ReutersUS eyes more Venezuelan sanctions, but oil on backburner: US officialReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to turn up sanctions pressure on Venezuela but sees less need to immediately target its energy sector, given sagging productio …

Venezuela's Maduro grants oil bloc to central bank to boost reservesReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced that he was granting an oil concession bloc in the vast Orinoco heavy crude belt to the nation&#39 …

GizmodoEvacuation remains in place after Wisconsin refinery blast injures at least 11Chicago TribuneAuthorities have not allowed residents back in their homes after crews extinguished a smoky blaze at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion in …

KDALVenezuela debt rally may falter despite oil price, electionReutersNEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Investors buying Venezuelan debt in recent weeks on hopes the May elections might bring a new government or that rising oil prices will bolster the OPEC me …

Exxon earnings a chance to start showing some benefits from rising ...MarketWatchCrude-oil prices are on their second straight year of gains, but investors would never know that by looking at Exxon Mobil Corp. share performance in as many years. The oil gi …

Business InsiderHere's why the WTI-Brent spread is shrinkingBusiness InsiderThe premium that Brent traded at relative to WTI used to run in the double digits. The spread was the result of surging shale output that ended up trapped in the U.S. because o …

Demand patterns will remain steady for oil and gasgulfnews.comInternational oil companies have a natural interest in following overall energy developments to see where their fortunes fit. The rising role of electricity makes the competition among energy so …

GCC — the oil-rich bloc that's facing a new eragulfnews.comThe lower-for-longer oil prices ($67 [Dh246] by the end of 2017 compared with an average of $100 during 2008-14) and subsequent lower growth are creating three big challenges for the GCC. First …

THISDAY NewspapersKachikwu: Why FG Has Not Conducted Bid Rounds for Marginal Oil FieldTHISDAY NewspapersThe Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the federal government is yet to conduct the bid rounds for marginal oil field …