Algerians took to the streets in their millions for the sixth straight Friday of nationwide protests, trying to push their ailing president from power and bring down a political system seen as corrupt and out of touch.
As neighboring Venezuela collapses, Colombia is hoping to lure oil majors with an unprecedented bidding system: Producers can propose drilling anywhere, at any time, and the country will look into it.
Communities should have greater control over fracking, ministers have been told, amid concerns over the potential "random industrialisation" of the countryside.
ExxonMobil has agreed to start reporting plastic pellet spills from its polymer production plants under shareholder pressure to prevent ocean pollution, the shareholder group As You Sow said Wednesday.
Bosses at Hurricane Energy said today that they were looking forward to an "exciting" 2019 as the company gears up for first oil from its flagship Lancaster field, west of Shetland.
UK-based Premier Oil has completed the sale of its Pakistan business. Premier has divested Premier Oil Pakistan Holdings to Al-Haj Energy for £50 million. It follows the receipt of necessary approvals and finalisation of working capital adjustments.