(Bloomberg) -- Every day, dozens of oil tankers -- some as long as five football fields -- set sail for ports around the world carrying millions of barrels of crude and a piece of paper that generations of sea captains have held as dear as their cargo.

As the oil and gas industry welcomed higher crude oil prices in 2017 and ushering in 2018, industry employment also saw a reprieve from massive layoffs.

NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Oil rose on Monday, hitting three-week highs, supported by strong U.S.

LA PAZ, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bolivia's state-run oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast YPFB signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai-based Kampac Oil and London-based investment office Milner Capital for oil and gas exploration and production, Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Monday.

SERHETABAT, Turkmenistan Feb 23 (Reuters) - Regional leaders launched construction work on the Afghan section of an $8 billion natural gas pipeline that will link the energy-rich Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India.

(Bloomberg) -- Flexible working hours and maternity leave are all well and good, but what women really want is a fair chance to climb the corporate ladder.

(Bloomberg) -- The rollercoaster that drags liquefied natural gas prices higher as demand jumps in the northern hemisphere winter is going into overdrive.