Minneapolis Star TribunePlummeting oil prices cut North Dakota revenue forecast in halfMinneapolis Star TribuneOil prices have been cut in half, and so has North Dakota's budget. A drastic drop in the oil market has carved a $4 billion crater in the st …

BloombergBankers See $1 Trillion of Zombie Investments Stranded in the Oil FieldsBloombergAfter crude prices dropped 49 percent in six months, oil projects planned for next year are the undead -- still standing upright, but with little hope of a productive …

Wall Street JournalUS crude drops below $44 as inventory builds scare marketReutersBut crude futures in New York were near a six-year low by midmorning after a report from oil services firm Genscape, which a market source said showed fresh builds of 1.6 mi …

ReutersOil rises on short covering but supply worries loomReutersOil prices had risen broadly earlier in the day after preliminary U.S. data showed weekly jobless claims at a near 15-year low, indicating further strength in the world's largest economy. …

ReutersBrent oil up above $49 as investors look for reboundReuters"Traders buying and putting oil into storage may be holding the price for now," said Christopher Bellew, a broker at Jefferies Bache in London. "I see the market as being in a …

ReutersBrent oil holds above $48 after US stocks hit record highReuters"Traders buying and putting oil into storage may be holding the price for now," said Christopher Bellew, a broker at Jefferies Bache in London. "I see the market as being …

ReutersOil holds above $48 a barrel after US stocks hit record highReutersOn Wednesday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said domestic crude oil stocks had risen by almost 9 million barrels week on week to nearly 407 million, the highest le …