Alberta chips away at oil curtailment to placate unhappy oil companies  Financial PostThe cuts from Alberta and how they are being administered has grown increasingly contentious since taking effect in January. Read more https://business.financia …

Cleanup Underway After Massive Oklahoma Oil Spill  Insurance JournalCrews are working to contain thousands of gallons of crude oil that leaked into a creek in northern Oklahoma. Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman. Read more https://www.ins …

Shell buys charging company Greenlots as oil majors prep for rise of EVs  Utility DiveThe acquisition of electric vehicle charging company Greenlots by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell could signal a wave of coming investment in the EV space ... …

Oil, Neocons, Monroe Doctrine: Author Explains Origins of Trump's Venezuela Plan  Sputnik InternationalThe US has revitalised its old Monroe Doctrine, seeking to take Latin America countries and most notably Venezuela, famous for its rich oil res …

U.S. crude oil inventory build much lower than expected, supporting oil prices  ChronU.S. crude oil inventories increased last week, but by a much smaller amount than expected by oil and gas industry group analysts. Crude inventories increased .. …

Venezuela: Maduro accuses US of trying to 'get hands on our oil'  The GuardianEmbattled president warns Donald Trump he risks turning country into new Vietnam. Read more https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/30/venezuela-maduro-accuses-us-of …

Venezuela: Juan Guaidó says Venezuela opposition 'has met military'  The GuardianSelf-declared interim president makes claim as Nicolás Maduro says Trump could turn country into a new Vietnam. Read more https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/ …

U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela's Crude Giant Boost Oil Prices  Wall Street JournalCrisis In Caracas: Bolton Declares Oil Sanctions  ForbesOil rises 2.5%, settling at $53.31, as US slaps sanctions on Venezuela  CNBCOil prices buil …

U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela's Crude Giant Boost Oil  Wall Street JournalOil rises 3 percent after US slaps sanctions on Venezuela  CNBCTrump administration announces sanctions targeting Venezuela’s oil industry  The Washington …

U.S. Hits Venezuela's Maduro Regime with Oil Sanctions  FortuneAs the Trump administration hit Venezuela's PDVSA oil company with sanctions, John Bolton's notes suggested sending troops to Colombia. Read more http://fortune.com/2019/01/29/us-vene …