STLtoday.comDurbin wants tougher safety measures for tankers carrying crude oilSTLtoday.comThe Illinois Democrat made his case Friday at a Collinsville fire department for two bills he's co-sponsoring: one that speeds up the phase-out of some older tan …

Wall Street JournalShale-Oil Producers Ready to Raise ProductionWall Street JournalAlthough that increase accounts for only about 5% of global oil supply, it was enough to help trigger a price collapse in November. Amid the buildup in global supply, Saudi …

WRAL.comOil on Derailed Train in North Dakota Met State Rule, Hess SaysWall Street JournalMr. Roper said the crude had been run through a “heater treater” to remove volatile gases and make the crude oil less combustible. He said the vapor pressure of the c …

Wall Street JournalWhat the Future of Oil Drilling Will Look LikeWall Street JournalTIOGA, N.D.—The future of the U.S. oil industry may well be taking shape north of this town on 15 square miles of windswept prairie above the Bakken Shale. It's about a …

The Journal News | LoHud.comOil on Train in Illinois Derailment Shipped by Mercuria EnergyWall Street JournalThe crude oil aboard the train involved in a fiery derailment Thursday in Illinois was shipped by a big energy-trading company based in Switzerland …

7 ways to profit from wild oil prices9NEWS.comThe roughly 50% collapse in the price of oil is whetting the appetite of investors looking for a play to an eventual recovery in the commodity's prices. Speculators are betting the price of oil was pushed t …

No Oil Trade Is Dicier Than This Colombian Driller StockBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The world's wildest oil stock is a Colombian driller that's either on the cusp of a gusher or about to go bust, depending on whom you ask. The company is Pacific Rubial …

Bay Area Crude Oil-By-Rail Shipments Halted After Price Per Barrel Drops SharplyCBS LocalRICHMOND (CBS SF) — The low price of oil has has prompted an energy company to halt the transportation by rail of bakken crude through the Bay Area. KPIX 5 learned tha …

Irish TimesLosses soar to €1.7 billion at Tullow OilIrish TimesPlunging oil prices saw revenues plummet by 16 per cent at Tullow Oil in 2014 while “significant write-offs” and impairment charges saw losses before tax of $2 billion (€1.7bn) at the Irish exp …

Oil Drilling Slows as Crude Price DropsWall Street JournalThe U.S. oil boom is slowing down as drillers cut back in response to lower crude prices, according to new data set to be released on Wednesday. Companies drilled 28% fewer oil wells in January acro …