Oil Companies Reach Debt-Restructuring DealsWall Street JournalThree oil and gas companies reached deals with creditors to quickly slash hundreds of millions of dollars of debt in chapter 11 so they will be ready when energy prices recover. Houston-based o …

Oil Prices Slammed As Dollar Suddenly Breaks OutOilPrice.comAnother week kicks off with oil under the influence of OPEC and producer rhetoric. As prices fell below the psychological support at $50/bbl, hark, here are five things to consider in oil markets …

AlterNetWave Of Profit-Taking Keeps Oil From Breaking OutOilPrice.comForty-one years to the day after the birth of chef Jamie Oliver, and the recent rally in oil is looking a wee bit overcooked, after having a nibble at the $50 mark. Dollar strength return …

Hercules Offshore to File for Chapter 11 Again, Hit by Oil Price SlumpWall Street JournalLast year, Hercules seemed to be taking a proactive approach to its finances, filing for bankruptcy in August, relatively early in the oil and gas downturn, after stri …

Barron'sOil Companies Ultra Petroleum, Midstates File for BankruptcyWall Street JournalTwo more publicly traded oil and natural gas companies, with combined debts of more than $5.8 billion, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas as the industr …

FortuneOil company Quicksilver Resources files for bankruptcy protectionFortune(Reuters) – Quicksilver Resources and its U.S. units filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, adding to a list of oil and gas producers who have folded amid low oi …