Motley FoolWho is Really Responsible For Low Oil Prices? The Answer May Surprise YouMotley FoolIf you're an investor in energy stocks, you no doubt know that low oil prices have wreaked havoc on the market over the past year. Most people have pointed t …

Wall Street JournalNigeria's ex-oil minister reportedly arrested in London for money launderingThe IndependentDuring her time as minister, it was alleged that $20bn of oil money had gone missing while she was in office. The accusation was made by Niger …

CBC.caOil and gas companies skip Alberta's largest career fairCBC.caFor the first time ever, not a single oil and gas company was hiring at the Alberta Employment and Career Fair, the largest such event in the province. Terry Kuhn went to the job fair …

Wall Street JournalFormer Nigerian oil minister arrested in UKFinancial TimesThe former oil minister of Nigeria, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested in London on Friday, according to several people familiar with the matter. A person in President Muhammadu …

Aljazeera.comRussia: From oil curse to sanctionsAljazeera.comOil is often seen as a curse for energy producers and this has certainly been the case for Russia - 70 percent of its exports are oil and gas. But things could be changing, as western sanctions d …

CBC.caDifficult to invest in green energy in Canada without Big OilCBC.caThe reason is that, outside of government, it is the traditional oil and gas companies that are constructing much of the green energy projects in the country, such as wind, hydro and …

CBC.caAlberta heavy oil price up almost 80% since MarchCBC.caMost of the oil that Canada produces is called Western Canada Select, the benchmark blend of thicker, tarry bitumen-based crude oil that comes mostly from Alberta's oilsands. The price of WCS …

MarketWatchShale oil output at Bakken and Eagle Ford starts a descentMarketWatchOil production from the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale plays look like they've peaked and other shale plays may not be far behind. Oil production from seven major U.S. shale p …

CBC.caAlberta's job market holding up, despite oil bustCBC.caThere have been substantial job losses in the oil business that have been offset by job creation in the service sector. The message from the job reports is that, so far, there is some slack i …