Focus on Oil
Barge hits bridge in Texas, spills oil and shuts road
(Reuters) -A barge crashed into a bridge on the Texas coast on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the only roadway to a small...
Winds set to push blaze away from Canadian oil city, says wildfire service
Favorable winds are expected to push a major wildfire away from the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, officials said on Wednesday,...
Cross-party MPs urge Sunak to end plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil
Parliamentary groups tells PM Sunak North Sea plans are 'retreating from responsibility' on the global stage.
Chief of state oil company dismissed in Brazil
Jean Paul Prates, an ally of President Lula, dismissed after spat with shareholders over dividend payments.
Putin to discuss Ukraine and energy with Xi in China
Russia has become China's top crude supplier, with its oil shipments to China jumping more than 24% in 2023 despite Western sanctions.
Canadian groups, First Nation want public hearing on Pathways Alliance carbon capture plans
The groups say they want the regulator to hold a public hearing on the Pathways Alliance's proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture network in Canada's...
US lawmaker asks oil companies about ‘quid pro quo’ Trump offer
WASHINGTON – The top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel has sought information from nine oil companies about a media report...
OPEC sticks to oil demand view, sees potential economic upside
Monthly report announces that world oil demand will rise by 2.25 million barrels per day in 2024, figures unchanged from last month.
