Wall Street JournalOil Patch Braces for Financial ReckoningWall Street JournalU.S. energy companies have defied financial gravity for more than a year, borrowing and spending billions of dollars to pump oil, even as crude prices plummeted. Until now. The o …

From Russia to Iran, the consequences of the global oil bustWashington PostWhile we have been watching the Islamic State and discussing Iran, something much bigger is happening in the world. We are witnessing a historic fall in the price of oil, down more …

Los Angeles TimesIn West Texas oil boomtowns, 'the end is near'Los Angeles TimesFear blew in fierce over a patch of West Texas late last year, falling fast and without warning through gray skies to alight on the shoulders of men and women who depen …

WSIL TVEngineering Day Puts Students' Skills to the TestWSIL TVCARBONDALE -- Local school students put their engineering skills to the test Thursday at SIU in the school's 34th Annual Engineering Day. This event, part of National Engineer's Wee …

“Engineering Is” for the Next GenerationKQED QUESTThis story of designing a new stove for families in developing countries is the first in KQED's new Engineering Is… series of e-books that focus on the intersection of engineering and science. The new n …

Slate MagazineOil Is Cratering. American Oil Isn't. What Gives?Slate MagazineSigns of the oil bust abound. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude has fallen in half in the past six months. The search for oil, which fueled a gold-rush mentality in N …

Wall Street JournalFalling Oil Prices Threaten Houston Building BoomWall Street JournalHOUSTON—The jagged skyline of this oil-rich city is poised to be the latest victim of falling crude prices. As the energy sector boomed in recent years, developers flock …

9NEWS.comWorker claims job loss due to falling oil prices9NEWS.comCasados' job loss comes as US oil and energy producers halt supply, which has been a factor for the drop in crude oil prices as worldwide demand has lessened. Another major impact of the …

New York TimesOn to Plan B As Oil Work Stalls in TexasNew York TimesWith oil prices plummeting by more than 50 percent since June, the gleeful mood of recent years has turned glum here in West Texas as the frenzy of shale oil drilling has come to a screech …

Winners and losers in the oil bustChicago TribunePlaces that have ridden the oil wave into prosperity may find themselves beached. Some of the moving vans that have been leaving Illinois, as residents looked for opportunity elsewhere, may come back, stuffe …