USA TODAYInvesting: Making the oil pump work for youUSA TODAYAny big change in the economic environment affects the stock market like a seesaw: Some things go up, some things go down. It's all good fun until little Billy Jones winds up on top of the wa …

Wall Street JournalEurope's Oil Companies Eyed for TakeoverWall Street JournalPossible prey include some of the relatively small but highly leveraged shale oil-and-gas producers that have played a key role in quickly raising U.S. production, a big fact …

Christian Science MonitorIn California and beyond, drilling for oil as water runs shortChristian Science MonitorAdvances in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, have led to a North American energy boom that can use as much as 5 million gallons of water per w …

CBC.caOil spill response 'totally inadequate,' says Vancouver Mayor Gregor RobertsonCBC.caVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has blasted the federal the response to Wednesday's oil spill in English Bay, calling the efforts "totally inadequat …

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 …