Five oil workers still missing from Mabruk oil field attackLibya HeraldFive oil workers – three Filipinos and two Nigereans – are understood to still be missing following Tuesday's attack on the Mabruk oil field, during which at least ten people were k …

CBC.caJob figures show oil-price drop hasn't sunk employmentCBC.caOil companies across Canada have been slashing their budgets. In previous months, those cuts have not showed up in Canadian unemployment numbers, but today's job numbers offer a new …

Financial PostCalgary home prices to drop 15% as oil slump weighs, says leading economistFinancial PostDean Bicknell/Postmedia News“Lower mortgage rates won't prevent home sales and prices falling sharply in regions directly hit by the slump in oil pri …

Cenovus cuts spending, shelves projects as oil continues to slideThe Globe and MailCenovus is in the middle of expansions at its Christina Lake and Foster Creek oil sands operations, but subsequent expansions at those projects have been put on hold. The co …

Pacific StandardYes, Oil Is Behind a Lot of WarsPacific StandardIt's not just some superstition: Oil really is behind a great deal of military conflict. Third-party states are more likely to intervene in civil wars when the conflict is in an oil-rich n …

CBC.caFalling oil prices put extra pressure on OPECCBC.caOPEC may appear unflinching in its resolve to keep pumping barrels into the global oil market, but not everyone is certain the 55-year-old cartel will manage to hold together if oil prices keep falli …

Calgary HeraldFortney: Snow sculptures celebrate engineering weekCalgary HeraldIn less than an hour Kacie Mcleod, Sarah Sanni, Kristen Murray and Milan Todorovic put together their Survivor themed sculptures as engineering students were digging and packing …

Calgary HeraldEngineering as madness at the U of CCalgary HeraldIn less than an hour Kacie Mcleod, Sarah Sanni, Kristen Murray and Milan Todorovic put together their Survivor themed sculptures as engineering students were digging and packing snow into gian …

New York TimesBottom of the barrel: The fallout if oil hits $40The Globe and Mail (subscription)Oil prices tumbled again today, bringing $40-a-barrel crude even more into the realm of the possible. That crude could sink so low seemed unrealistic just a few …