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With drones and modern radar technology it’s possible to target Islamic State’s oil tankers – and strike at the heart of their income stream.

The runaway train of 73 oil tankers that derailed and exploded in the small town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, Canada last week left 15 dead, around 50 missing, and shows how dangerous transporting oil can…

The “thirst for oil” is often put forward as a near self-evident explanation behind military interventions in Libya, for instance, or Sudan. Oil, or the lack of oil, is also said to be behind the absence…

The regulator’s guiding principle is still to ‘maximise economic recovery’.

With better ships, clearer command and smarter plans, the risk of major oil spills can be minimised.

UAE wants to increase its production of oil beyond the quotas it is alloted by the oil-producing cartel.

Whereas oil producers like Saudi and the UAE are spending heavily to diversify away from carbon, the same can’t be said of many other Opec members.

Saudi Arabia’s economy is almost entirely dependent on oil. Here’s how it’s trying to change that.

Fields of sunflowers are now a common sight all over the world – but this has only been the case relatively recently.

The use of fossil fuels carries a much heavier greenhouse gas penalty.