Wall Street JournalRoyal Dutch Shell's Big Buy Is Blow to Oil-field ServicesWall Street JournalThus far, the oil major, which prides itself on taking a long-term view on investment, has resisted calls to cut capital expenditure dramatically, disappoint …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Saudi Arabia boosts oil output, abandoning passive response to glutThe Globe and Mail (subscription)The rise in Saudi production and reports on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories had posted their biggest weekly gain sinc …

Macleans.caThe Oil Mega-Merger is Back – Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, brings together two companies that have been buffeted by a sharp drop in oil and gas prices since last summer. Buying BG w …