Occidental Petroleum's move to sell its North Dakota acreage removes a logjam that had impeded US oilfield deals for much of the year, although the deal signals a buyers' market. [2015/10/19]

A bill to repeal the US oil export ban passes the House of Representatives, but faces an uncertain future after a veto threat by President Barack Obama. [2015/10/12]

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has signed a six-month contract with a crude oil buyer in Iraqi Kurdistan, it said, boosting the cashflow prospects of a company that is still owed oil payments from the autonomous government. [2015/06/30]