Iraq: Suicide attack near oil-rich Basra kills at least 8ABC NewsA suicide bombing near the oil-rich city of Basra killed at least eight people as the Islamic State group took the fight against Iraqi forces deep into the country's south, a military com …

Five firms form alliance to promote sustainably produced palm oil to fight hazeThe Straits TimesSINGAPORE - Five firms in Singapore have banded together to tackle deforestation and haze pollution by pledging to use certified sustainable palm oil in their p …

Oil Militants Call for Referendum on Breaking up NigeriaABC NewsOil militants who have slashed Nigeria's petroleum production with attacks on pipelines are calling for a referendum on breaking up the Nigerian federation. The Niger Delta Avengers group …

ReutersNigeria Suspends Army Attacks for Talks With Oil MilitantsABC NewsNigerian officials Tuesday ordered the military to suspend attacks in the oil-producing south to allow dialogue with militants whose assaults have slashed oil production, Delta State …

Telegraph.co.ukNigeria: Security Forces Kill Oil Militants, SeparatistsABC NewsNigerian security forces clashed with oil militants and Biafran secessionists in separate bloody confrontations Monday that killed at least 20 civilians and two police officers, …

The PunchNigerian Military Launch Offensive in Oil-Producing SouthABC NewsNigerian security forces have killed and injured an unknown number of people in an offensive in the oil-producing south where militant attacks have halved petroleum production, resid …

Nigeria Oil Output, Naira Slump _ Attack and Strike ThreatsABC NewsMilitant attacks on oil installations and a threatened nationwide strike are driving Nigeria's petroleum production and its naira currency to new lows. Angola has become Africa's bi …

VanguardMilitants Attack Chevron Oil Facility in Nigeria, Shut DownABC NewsArmed militants attacked a major Chevron oil and gas facility off Nigeria's southern coast, the military said Friday, and the U.S.-based multinational said it was forced to shut …

CBC.caOPEC turning on the oil taps about more than just market shareCBC.caIn Canada, the fallout of the oil shock is already something of a national preoccupation. The idea, then, that our oil industry, at least in the mind of OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, is …

New Sanctions Proposed for Islamic State Group Oil TradingABC NewsA proposed U.N. resolution to crack down on the financing of terrorist groups calls for sanctions on individuals and companies trading oil produced by the Islamic State and other al-Qaida-li …