QuartzLow oil prices are hitting the UK where it hurts: the North SeaQuartzThe UK's North Sea oil story can be told in one line: a steep climb, a dip, a jolt to a new peak, and a long, steady decline. The area of sea that filled government coffers thro …

Western oil firms struggle over payment for Kurdish oilFT.com (registration) (blog)This is the predicament faced by several leading European oil companies – including the Genel Energy, run by ex-BP boss Tony Hayward, Norway's DNO and the UK's Gulf …

ForbesOil Burns A Hole; Malaysia's Billionaires Reel As Ringgit SlipsForbesOil burnished many a Malaysian fortune a year ago. This time it scorched them. As global oil prices plummeted from a peak of $115 a barrel to below $50 a barrel, the wealth of t …

San Antonio Express-NewsOil: The singleton that shakes the entire globeSan Antonio Express-NewsThe reason is simple: Oil prices operate in global markets and affect all walks of life. With the $35 billion acquisition deal between Halliburton Co. and Baker …