ReutersOil imports lift US trade deficit to near five-year highReutersWASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit jumped to a near five-year high in January as rising oil prices helped to push up the import bill, pointing to slower economic growth in the first quart …

BloombergLukoil Seeks Middle East Oil Projects for Growth as Iran OpensBloombergLukoil PJSC is seeking opportunities for growth in the Middle East as Iran opens more of its oil fields to international partners, according to the Russian energy company's …

Globalnews.caDriller training rebounds in Alberta as oil prices stabilizeGlobalnews.caRecent oil price stability over US$50 per barrel and optimism sparked by the announcement in November of production cuts by OPEC and non-OPEC producers have resulted in r …

Globalnews.caWeyburn, Sask. struggles to fill jobs in the oil industryGlobalnews.ca“Now hiring” — the words workers in the oil patch have been waiting to hear are flashing across billboards in Weyburn, Sask. “We're struggling finding employees, not eve …

Globalnews.caLoonie weakens as oil prices slump over OPEC production cut anxietyGlobalnews.caPrices of oil, one of Canada's major exports, are on track to end the week lower on lingering doubts over the extent of OPEC cuts, with sentiment worsened by c …

Electric Cars Could Take an OPEC-Sized Bite From Oil DemandBloomberg“Anything that reduces the demand for transportation has an impact on the oil market,” Alan Gelder, vice president of refining, chemicals and oils markets at Wood Mackenzie, said in an int …

Globalnews.caCanadian dollar hits 6-week high as oil, jobs climbGlobalnews.caTORONTO – The Canadian dollar notched a six-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as domestic jobs rose for the fourth straight month and oil climbed, sustaining streng …

Phys.OrgPlasma-zapping process could yield trans fat-free soybean oil productPhys.OrgHydrogenation is a chemical process that transforms liquid vegetable oil to a solid or semisolid state - useful for creating food products like vegetable shortening and ma …

Globalnews.caHere's why oil prices, the Canadian dollar and stock markets are all upGlobalnews.caOn Wednesday, optimism over the OPEC deal had a positive effect on the stock market, driving the commodity-heavy S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto up …

National PostTwo years into downturn of oil industry, thousands of Calgarians are still looking for jobsNational PostLooking for a job? Like thousands of Calgarians, Dawn Stewart is searching. But the former oilpatch employee, laid off last spring from Enc …