CBC.caAlberta's job market holding up, despite oil bustCBC.caThere have been substantial job losses in the oil business that have been offset by job creation in the service sector. The message from the job reports is that, so far, there is some slack i …

Los Angeles TimesCentral Valley's growing concern: Crops raised with oil field waterLos Angeles TimesHere in California's thirsty farm belt, where pumpjacks nod amid neat rows of crops, it's a proposition that seems to make sense: using treated …

CBC.caOil CEOs weigh in on Alberta electionCBC.caExecutives with Imperial Oil and Canadian Oil Sands also faced inquiring minds at their respective AGMs. A shareholder wanted to pick the brain of Imperial Oil's Rich Kruger. He didn't offer much of …

Costco embraces Greek extra virgin olive oil amid Italian crop's woesThe Seattle Times (registration)Costco Wholesale has switched the sourcing of the extra virgin olive oil that goes into its Kirkland Signature two-liter bottle from Italy to Greece, i …

Calgary HeraldSurge sells oil assets for $430M to pay debt, fund explorationCalgary HeraldSurge Energy Inc. is selling oil-producing assets in southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $430 million in order to pay down debt and finance an exploration program …

CBC.caAlready facing a storage crisis, some oil producers are being creative in how ...CBC.caU.S. supplies of oil hit their highest level in 80 years this spring. Tank farms, such as the ones in Cushing, Okla, are nearing capacity. Cushing is one transit p …

Calgary Herald5 Brilliant inventions from Calgary engineering students that could change ...Calgary HeraldThis electronic engineering team's project was a solar-powered watercraft system. Although originally sponsored, they parted ways with their spons …

CBC.ca3 ways smaller oil and gas firms can survive the downturnCBC.caWhen most Canadians think of the oilpatch, the names Suncor, Shell or Imperial Oil come to mind — the big guys, the companies that sell us our gasoline and announce multibillion-dollar oi …

CBC.caEnergy stocks punish TSX amid worries oil prices are in for further retracementToronto StarThe energy sector helped pull the Toronto stock market lower amid worries that oil prices will further deteriorate. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 39.23 …

New York TimesMarket Drops With the Price of Oil in Response to an Inventory GlutNew York TimesThe price of oil took another sharp turn lower Friday, and the dollar moved higher against the euro, threatening to pinch the profits of big U.S. exporters. The …