Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Crude oil prices inched into positive territory in early Wednesday trading as a tropical storm threatened port facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Tepid consumer demand for gasoline and high levels of oil production from OPEC members means low prices at the pump, AAA said.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - After resolving issues with German energy company Wintershall, Libya's state oil company said it reviewed raising production during talks with Norway's Statoil.
Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017 - Oil giant Chevron prevailed Monday in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court blocking villagers from collecting a $8.65-billion foreign judgment against the company.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Kazakhstan, with its strategic trade position and strong energy portfolio, is hugely import to the global energy sector, a director at GE Oil & Gas said.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said it was taking a dispute over the sale of emerging oil prospects offshore Senegal to the international courts.
New York (AFP) June 20, 2017 - Major oil producers, including for the first time ExxonMobil, expressed support on Tuesday for a new US carbon tax, which could help cut emissions despite President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Strains from contractions in the oil and gas sector in previous years are in the past, though Colorado's government reported only modest sector gains.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said it aimed to spend a quarter of its research funds on finding ways to do its work with a lower carbon footprint.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - After an Australian rival issued a plea to an international court, Woodside Petroleum said its claims to an oil basin offshore Senegal were validated.
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 - The head of Russian oil producer Lukoil said Wednesday he was looking for stability in crude oil prices in order to form a reasonable investment program.
Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 - The OPEC members exempt from an effort to balance the markets through production declines pose no threat to objectives, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said.
Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 - Crude oil prices edged slightly higher in early Monday trading after the Saudi oil minister injected a note of optimism into an otherwise lackluster market.
Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 - New drilling off the coast of Britain will start in April to appraise prospects west of the Shetland Islands, a drilling company said.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP) June 19, 2017 - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday on a tour that will also take him to Riyadh's rival Iran and to Kuwait.
Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 - The Norwegian government said Monday efforts to find new reserves near a North Sea field with at least 25 million barrels of oil remaining came up empty.
