Why Oil Demand May Be Higher Than ExpectedWall Street Journal (subscription)Investors fretting about too much oil supply may get some cheer from demand, or at least the statistics that consistently underestimate it. The International Energy Agency's cl …

Hedge-Fund Trader Andurand Loses Big on Oil BetsWall Street Journal (subscription)Pierre Andurand, one of the world's best-known oil traders, has suffered a large loss at the start of this year because of wrong-way bets on crude. Mr. Andurand, who runs …

Saudi Aramco Hires Firm to Assess Oil Reserves Before IPOWall Street JournalSaudi Arabia's state oil company has hired an energy consultant to assess its reserves of crude oil, people familiar with the matter said, opening a window to a closely guarded …

US Oil Producers Ramp Up SpendingWall Street JournalU.S. oil producers, optimistic that higher crude prices are here to stay, have issued 2017 budgets that call for dramatically greater spending to tap new wells. Preliminary capital-spending plans released …

BloombergGerman Inflation Jumps to Fastest Since 2013 on Oil PricesBloombergThe pace of German inflation more than doubled in December, driven by a surge in oil that is set to mask continued weakness in underlying price pressures in the months ahead. Consu …

The Star OnlineCrude oil, palm oil firm but banks weigh on KLCIThe Star OnlineKUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips ended the first trading day of 2017 on a downbeat note weighe down by Maybank and Axiata but the firmer crude oil and crude palm oil (CPO) prices helped …

BloombergAsian Stocks Climb With Oil, While Dollar Weakens: Markets WrapBloombergAsian stocks advanced and crude oil climbed on the first full trading day of the New Year as a private factory gauge indicated strength in China's economy. The dollar fell …

BloombergDollar Rebounds, European Stocks Track Asia Gains: Markets WrapBloombergAsian stocks advanced and crude oil climbed on the first full trading day of the New Year as a private factory gauge indicated strength in China's economy. The dollar fell …

ReutersOPEC's Spare Capacity Will Calm Oil Markets In 2017OilPrice.comBut while large cuts from OPEC are generally very bullish for oil prices, there is a side effect on the oil market from those reductions that could mute the price impact. Taking such …

BloombergGulf Energy Companies Reduce Borrowing 26% as Oil Prices SurgeBloombergEnergy companies in the Middle East reduced their borrowing by 26 percent in 2016 as an increase in oil prices late in the year provided revenue needed for exploration and prod …