Nigeria Says Ex-President and His Oil Minister Took Bribes: Court Filing  U.S. News & World ReportABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan and his then oil minister of accepting bribes and breaking …

North Dakota to sue Washington state over new oil train rule  Star TribuneNorth Dakota is preparing to sue the state of Washington over a new Washington law targeting oil shipped by rail. Read more http://www.startribune.com/north-dakota-to-sue-w …

Facing Democratic resistance, Interior secretary promotes oil and gas drilling  Washington PostThe Trump administration will calculate the climate effects of its oil, gas and coal leasing decisions, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in an i …

Felony Charge Against Oil-Deal Lawyer Dismissed  The Wall Street JournalTexas prosecutors have dismissed a case against a prominent oil-industry lawyer who was accused of fleeing the scene of a boat wreck last year. Read more https://www.wsj.com/ …

Crude Oil Price Congests After 60 Support, Can Bears Make a Mark?  DailyFXCrude Oil prices have spent this week with narrowing price action after a gap-down was followed by a fast run to a key support zone on the chart. The $60 level ... Read mor …

Japan's Cosmo to supply 19 mil barrels/year oil products to Kygnus from 2020  S&P Global PlattsJapanese refiner Cosmo Oil is set to start supplying 3 million kiloliters or 18.9 million barrels a year of oil products to local supplier Kygnus Sekiy …

Science DailyDark chocolate with olive oil associated with improved cardiovascular risk profileScience DailyAfter 28 days, the researchers found that the chocolate enriched with olive oil was associated with significantly increased EPC levels and decreased …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Hurricane Harvey is a humanitarian disaster. It will also send gas prices soaring.VoxAt least 10 oil refinery plants in the Houston and Corpus Christi areas have shuttered in the past few days due to record levels of rain …

The Local NorwayStatoil draws a blank in 'billion barrel' Arctic oil explorationFinancial TimesStatoil has found no oil and only a non-commercial amount of gas in the most highly regarded Norwegian Arctic oil field, raising further questions on whe …

CNBCSouth Texas oil and gas drillers' shares drop as Harvey forces field closuresCNBCShares of oil and gas drillers focused on the Eagle Ford basin in South Texas fell on Monday. Some of the drillers pulled crews out of fields and ceased operations as …