Wall Street JournalIn the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer BetterWall Street JournalThe best-performing major U.S. oil producer by share price increase in the past year isn't Exxon Mobil Corp. or Chevron Corp. CVX 1.73% , but ConocoPhillips , COP 0.95% a …

Wall Street JournalIn the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer Better - WSJWall Street JournalSome of the world's biggest energy companies have begun to preach frugality. ConocoPhillips, which has prioritized share buybacks and dividends in recent years, is …

eNCAOil creeps up towards $70eNCALONDON - Oil rose towards $70 (R827) a barrel on Monday, lifted by a drop in drilling activity in the United States (US) and concerns that Washington could reintroduce sanctions against Iran. US drillers cut seven oil rigs …

Calgary HeraldVarcoe: All aboard Alberta's oil price roller-coasterCalgary HeraldAs oil prices have rebounded this fall — closing Tuesday at US$57.99 a barrel, although the province's price forecast curiously remains at $49 — Alberta's gross do …

Irish TimesTullow Oil refinances $2.5bn as border dispute resolvedIrish TimesTullow Oil has completed debt refinancing of $2.5 billion following the resolution of a border dispute between Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The $2.5 billion of credit facilities are …

The GuardianCanavan lifts secrecy around offshore oil and gas environmental plansThe GuardianThe regulation of Australia's offshore oil and gas industry will become more transparent after the resources minister, Matthew Canavan, announced that environm …

The GuardianChevron abandons plan to drill for oil in Great Australian BightThe GuardianChevron has become the second big oil company to abandon plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, almost exactly a year after BP ditched its more advanced …

BloombergIEA: Oil Prices To Hit A Ceiling In 2018OilPrice.comThe global oil market continues to make progress, but the ongoing production gains from non-OPEC countries will probably act as a “the ceiling for aspirations of higher oil prices” in 2018, accor …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Big Oil Bites the Low-Price BulletWall Street Journal (subscription)Major oil companies seem to have moved through the stages of grief about low prices, finally arriving at acceptance. During the latest round of sector ear …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil's New Focus on Natural GasWall Street JournalShell is the most active of the international oil companies in LNG for transportation fuel. But all the big oil companies are focusing more on natural gas, jockeying for market pos …