Wall Street Journal | Private Equity Hunts for Oil Deals Outside US Wall Street Journal LONDON—Private-equity funds that once profited from energy deals in North American shale have found a new bargain basement for cut-price oil-and-gas fields: almost everywhere else. Flush with cash from recent fundraising, the groups are looking for ... Sturgeon to demand oil exploration incentives consultation Nicola Sturgeon seeks incentives on North Sea oil Nicola Sturgeon eyes oil tax freeze pledge |