China Orders Big Oil Firms to Cut Own Gas Use to Ease ShortfallBloombergChina National Petroleum Corp., China Petrochemical Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. should reduce the consumption of natural gas in their refineries, oil drilling and lique …

USA TODAYJPMorgan Tries to Calm Investors on Its Outlook and Oil DefensesNew York TimesThe bank, America's largest, saw its share price fall throughout its investor day on Tuesday after disclosing during the morning that it is putting aside an addition …

ReutersOil Prices Slide Back, and the Market FollowsNew York TimesCrude oil sank more than 4 percent. Investors remained worried about growth in China as the country cut the value of its currency against the dollar yet again. Investors were also discourage …

Price-Moving China Oil Trades Fan ConcernsWall Street JournalThe growing clout of state-backed Chinese oil traders is raising concerns over their influence on the price of crude as trade increasingly flows into markets with little regulatory oversight. Las …

Oil Prices Drop as Output Cut in DoubtWall Street JournalOil prices gave back a big chunk of last week's gains, with traders losing hope that the world's big producers will cut their output and that Asia's economies can help drive demand. The m …

Oil Prices Drop as Chances Fade for Output CutsWall Street JournalOil prices gave back a big chunk of last week's gains, with traders losing hope that the world's big producers will cut their output and that Asia's economies can help drive dema …

Oil Tanker Traffic Jam Off Texas Is Viewed as Sign of OversupplyNew York TimesA traffic jam of oil tankers, with more than 20 million barrels of crude, has emerged along the Texas coast this month, a snarl that some traders see as the latest sign of an uny …

EUobserverMalta asylum drop linked with Italy 'oil deal'EUobserverMoored in Malta's capital city Valletta, Britain's former naval assault flagship makes an imposing figure. In a backdrop of clear blue skies and limestone walls bathed in Med …

Wall Street JournalThe Long Wait for Chinese Oil Futures ContinuesWall Street JournalHONG KONG—China's volatile stock markets may have claimed another victim: hope for the start of an oil-futures contract this year to rival other global benchmarks in t …

USA TODAYForget oil: Middle East may face climate crisisUSA TODAYRegarding the Middle East and its oil, the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saed Al Maktoum, longtime Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, once famously remarked: "My gran …