Wall Street JournalOil Drillers Have a Few Sweet Spots LeftWall Street JournalAmerica's oil and gas producers are still finding places where they can prosper even at today's lower prices. Companies are refocusing their drilling efforts on the Permi …

Oil Rout Threatens to Impose Vicious Cycle on EconomyWall Street JournalWith oil hovering at $30 a barrel and gasoline below $2 a gallon, the pleasure of lower fuel prices is turning painful for more of the U.S. economy. The problem isn't just the layo …

CNNMoneySaudi Arabia: We're not crashing oil prices to hurt IranCNNMoneySaudi Arabia insists the crash in oil prices is being fueled by oversupply, not a secret plot to hurt its archenemy Iran. "People should go back to Adam Smith and basic econom …

Wall Street JournalUS Oil Companies Won't See Immediate Benefit From Lift of Export BanWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—Republican leaders and the Obama White House are both claiming victory in this week's dramatic policy shift that allows the export …

CNNMoneySaudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 yearsCNNMoneyLow oil prices will wipe out an estimated $360 billion from the region this year alone, the IMF said. Huge budget surpluses are quickly swinging to massive deficits as oil prices have cras …

CNNMoneyOil prices have plunged nearly 20% this monthCNNMoneyChina's crashing stock market and the meltdown in the metals market may be getting all the attention lately, but crude oil is quietly crumbling once again. Oil has plunged nearly 20% this mon …

Financial TimesProgress in Iran talks puts oil traders on edgeFinancial TimesTalk of progress in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the world powers has had oil traders on edge. With large amounts of Iranian oil already in storage, an injection of h …

BBC NewsWhy Bombing the 39th Biggest Oil Producer Is Roiling MarketsBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- While Yemen contributes less than 0.2 percent of global oil output, its location puts it near the center of world energy trade. The nation shares a border with Saud …

Cheap oil is costing 100000 jobsCNNMoneyThe bloodletting among the oil majors and their vast web of ancillary services has, of course, extended to the United States, which appears to be taking far more casualties than Saudi Arabia in the battle for markets …

St. Cloud TimesLocal rail crossings eyed for oil safety upgradesSt. Cloud TimesAs oil production in North Dakota has soared, state officials estimated eight to 13 oil trains go through Minnesota each day. State officials said Minnesota's most heavily u …