Voice of AmericaObama Bans Future Oil Leases in Much of Arctic and AtlanticVoice of AmericaPresident Barack Obama has declared much of U.S. waters in the Arctic Ocean and some areas in the Atlantic Ocean permanently unavailable to oil and gas drilling. The …

Voice of America (blog)Rocky Year Ahead for Nigeria Amid Oil Price CrashVoice of America (blog)In 2014, oil was still valued at over $100 a barrel. Nearly 70 percent of the Nigerian government's revenue comes from the sale of oil. Oil makes up over two …

Motley FoolOil falls 10pc after 5-day plungeThe AustralianThe note, based on interactions between oil producing companies and investors at a Goldman conference in Miami, concluded that producers were not ready to slash output at current prices. “Instead, p …

Voice of America (blog)US Crude Oil Exports Restart After 40 YearsVoice of America (blog)The U.S. made its first export of crude oil in four decades last Thursday. The exports were banned in the mid-1970s. That ban was lifted a few weeks ago. The Arab Oil …

Mom power helps compel change around Colorado oil, gas operationsThe Denver PostShawndra Barry, who has been battling an oil and gas operation in her neighborhood, says the company wanted to use her family's private road for a drilling project east of …

Arizona Daily StarOfficial: Unattended oil cooking on stovetop causes $40K fireArizona Daily StarA midtown fire Saturday evening displaced three adult residents and caused an estimated $40,000 in damage, a Tucson Fire official said. The blaze shortly after …

Tanker at Libya's Zueitina port lifting oil; new crude flows still blockedTODAYonlineBENGHAZI, Libya - A tanker has docked at the eastern Libyan port of Zueitina port to lift 750,000 barrels of crude, an oil official said on Saturday. The ship had begu …

VOA Learning EnglishNew Paint Resists Oil and WaterVOA Learning EnglishHaving an automobile can be costly. In addition to paying for fuel, the owner of a car should set aside money for an insurance policy to guard against possible damage or loss. The owner …