Wall Street Journal | Saudi Minister Sees End of Oil-Price Slump Wall Street Journal LONDON—Saudi Arabia's energy minister delivered an optimistic message to the oil industry's biggest operators on Wednesday, saying a crippling oil-price downturn was coming to an end and urging new investments to avert a supply shortage in the future. Oil rises as Chinese output drops, US inventories shrink Saudi's Falih says oil markets at end of downturn Oil prices rise on signs crude inventories likely fell last week |