The EconomistA tricky time for oil producersThe EconomistSOME CALL IT “Texarabia”. In Midland, West Texas, every bare 40-acre plot of land appears to have a pumping unit on it, drawing oil from the shale beds of the Permian Basin up to 12,000 feet (3,700 m …

ReutersOil prices edge up ahead of OPEC meeting to discuss output cutsReutersLONDON Oil prices were slightly higher on Thursday ahead of next week's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to discuss implementation of it …

ReutersOil prices steady ahead of OPEC meeting to discuss output cutsReutersRussia could revise down its 2017 oil production plans if a global output freeze comes into force, effectively cutting output by 200,000-300,000 barrels per day (bpd), Energy Minis …

Schumer touts steps to lessen oil train riskAlbany Times UnionSchumer called the DOT action a "first step in a regulatory process to establish scientifically supported federal standards regarding the safety of crude oil prior to shipment and will ulti …

ReutersIEA expects US shale output rise if OPEC pushes oil to $60Reuters"If this decision pushes the prices up (to) around $60 dollars, we may well see a significant increase from shale oil from the U.S.," Fatih Birol told Reuters on Wednesday. H …

BloombergThe IEA Is Skeptical Electric Cars Will End the Age of OilBloomberg“The oil demand growth is not coming from cars, it's from trucks, aviation and the petrochemical industry and we don't have major alternatives to oil products there,” Birol …

CBC.caOil optimism yes, but it's too early to bet the farm on a full recovery: Don PittisCBC.caFor many ordinary Canadians the price of oil is much more than a financial play. Crude's two-year plunge to $26 US a barrel has shattered lives. Its rece …

CBC.caOil optimism yes, but it's too early to bet the farm on a full-fledged recovery: Don PittisCBC.caFor many ordinary Canadians the price of oil is much more than a financial play. Crude's two-year plunge to $26 US a barrel has shattered lives. …

Daily News & AnalysisPM Narendra Modi meets oil bigwigs to give fillip to investmentsEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with global oil and gas experts including BP Group CEO Bob Dudley and International Energy Agency ( …

CBC.caOil slides after IEA predicts even lower crude pricesCBC.caOil continued to slide on Wednesday after the head of the International Energy Agency predicted a decline in crude prices and weaker oil investment in 2016. Oil is at its lowest level since e …