39 Killed in Venezuela Refinery Explosion (Updated)
More than 80 injured
Oil
Nigeria Pays Warlords $40 Million a Year in Oil Protection Money
Keeping the pipelines free from attack
Romney's Energy Plan: Drill, Baby, Drill!
Calls for more oil and natural gas extraction from federal lands.
Romney Talks Energy Plan with Oil Executives
Promises jobs and increased U.S. energy production.
Shell Spends Millions for Security in Nigeria
Oil company has 1,200-strong internal police force there.
Red Tape Barrier to Philippine Oil
Oil producers say byzantine regulations pose a bigger barrier than the Chinese navy when it comes to exploiting oil in disputed waters off the Philippines
Oil Sanctions and the Pretense of Knowledge
Why even the best-laid government plans still backfire
The Future of American Energy Policy
Finding middle ground in the battle between drillers and renewers
Why Isn't Obama Celebrating High Oil Prices?
Understanding the president's environmental inconsistency
Weighing the Benefits & Costs of Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling remains a risk well worth taking, even in the wake of the oil spill disaster.
The Return of Stagflation?
These may not be the days of wine and roses, but the 1970s never had it so good
