BloombergOil's $1 Trillion QuestionBloomberg“Aramco is by far the lowest-cost producer,” said Khalid al-Falih, the Saudi oil minister, at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh. The October gathering, dubbed “Davos in the desert,” brought together …

Markets InsiderOil companies are set to struggle rehiring workers they laid off during the crashMarkets InsiderThere's renewed demand for oil workers who left the industry or were laid off during the most recent price crash. Hiring in oil and gas extra …

The Oil Play That Could Flood the Natural-Gas MarketWall Street Journal (subscription)The oil-rich Permian Basin is emerging as a major source of new natural gas, a development that could deepen an existing glut and pressure gas prices for years. The West …

The HinduVigilance raid on gas agency owned by Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's brotherThe HinduRaids were conducted by the anti-corruption vigilance wing at several petrol pumps and cooking gas agencies, including the one belonging to the brother of …

Investors Hedge Bets on Crude-Oil RevivalWall Street JournalHow bad is the oil bust? Even the big believers in an inevitable rebound are hedging their bets. Avenue Capital Group, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, Carlson Capital LP and Blackstone Grou …

Inquirer.netOil countries only slowly warming to climate challengeInquirer.netPARIS, France—Global oil producers, who provide the world with much of the fossil fuel that causes global warming, are in no hurry to brighten up their own image as climate dinos …

Nikkei Asian ReviewCombating the Islamic State Russia, Turkey spar over alleged black-market oilNikkei Asian ReviewThe Islamic State raises most of its funds by selling on the black market oil produced in areas under its control. Russia and a U.S.-led mili …

Wall Street JournalOil Bull Andrew Hall Stands His GroundWall Street JournalAndrew Hall's faith in an oil-market rebound isn't shaken, but it isn't paying off, either. The main fund at Mr. Hall's Astenbeck Capital Management LLC lost 7% in …

Blackstone Brings New Fund to Oil PatchWall Street JournalFalling oil prices are drawing bargain hunters to the oil patch, and few are arriving with more to spend than Blackstone Group LP. The world's largest private-equity firm has finished raising it …