RTExplosion, fire at oil refinery lead to evacuation in northeast Venezuela (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)RTA hospital in the northeastern state of Anzoategui, Venezuela, has been evacuated following an explosion and a fire that engulfed an oil refinery located nearby, …

The Globe and MailOil sands producers pushed to reduce impact on environmentThe Globe and MailOil sands producers are facing unprecedented environmental scrutiny just as crude prices show tentative signs of recovery, posing new hurdles to expansion in the …

Globalnews.caOil prices fall as Canadian dollar, TSX also head southGlobalnews.caTORONTO – Iraq's desire to be exempted from an OPEC production cut caused oil prices to dip Monday, pushing the Toronto stock market and the loonie to a lower close. The o …

Globalnews.caOil prices soar lifting Canadian dollar to four-week highGlobalnews.caTORONTO – The Canadian dollar strengthened the most in nearly four weeks against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices soared on a deal by major oil producers to l …

CBC.caGroups fight to stop bill allowing oil, gas explorationCBC.caThe Parti Québécois, Québec Solidaire, Greenpeace and community groups held a news conference Sunday to denounce the Liberals' Bill 106 which would implement Quebec's clean energy p …

The Globe and MailLoonie breaks from oil as bears shift focus to economic woesThe Globe and Mail5 when jobs data showed the U.S. economy continues to gain traction while Canada's slips, has overtaken oil as the major driver for the loonie. Yet the curr …

Link between rig count, oil production is breakingHouston ChronicleJust compare the trajectory of U.S. oil and gas rigs with domestic energy production. After crude prices collapsed, the rig count dropped nearly 80 percent through the oil bust. By next yea …

CBC.caOil dips below $44 US as loonie extends weaknessCBC.caCrude oil dipped below $44 US a barrel on Friday, extending a 1½-month decline and bringing it to its lowest level since mid-April. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures contract traded as …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Saskatchewan oil terminal to close after rail exports plungeThe Globe and Mail (subscription)The Plains Midstream Canada terminal opened in the winter in Kerrobert and was designed to load one train a day with oil destined …

Wall Street JournalSuncor Starts to Bring Canadian Oil Sands Back OnlineWall Street JournalSuncor's announcement is the latest sign that Canadian oil sands outages are slowly coming to an end. The global oil market was brought closer to balance in re …