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.caOil patch to cut capital spending, boost production in Western CanadaThe Globe and MailOil companies will slash $23-billion from their capital spending in western Canada this year, but production is expected to grow over the next few years as a resul …

CBC.caOil firms to slash $23-billion from spending in Western Canada: CAPPThe Globe and MailOil companies will slash $23-billion from their capital spending in Western Canada this year as a result of lower oil prices, a move that will shave 120,000 barrels …

CBC.caTSX shoots higher for 2nd day as oil prices stabilizeCBC.caOil is half the price it was six months ago, and that steep drop has weighed on Canadian stocks. A halt to the slide in oil prices would be welcome in Alberta, where resource industries are r …

CBC.caTSX ends 172 points higher as oil prices stabilizeCBC.caOil is half the price it was six months ago, and that steep drop has weighed on Canadian stocks. A halt to the slide in oil prices would be welcome in Alberta, where resource industries are reco …

Macleans.caLower oil prices could boost other parts of Canadian economyCalgary HeraldLower oil prices remain a “clear positive shock to the U.S. economy” and lower gasoline prices will provide a boost to consumer spending which implies a growing market for …

Canadians could save $12-billion at the pumps if oil stays low in 2015The Globe and MailThe cratering of oil prices has blown a deep hole in provincial budgets in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador – as well as in Ottawa – even as the Calg …

News24Libya extinguishes fire at biggest oil terminal: officialsYahoo NewsThe battle for control of the oil ports is part of a wider struggle in the North African country, which has had two governments since a group called Libya Dawn seized the capital in …

Oil's plunge ravaged my stock picks for 2014The Globe and MailIn my articles, as in the Canadian market, the energy sector claimed a lot of attention and was responsible for both hits and misses. I started off the year with the latter. “Buy Canadian en …