Wall Street JournalOil Firms Hit Pay DirtWall Street JournalFollow-on deals, in which already-public companies sell new stock, have boomed since oil prices started to plunge in late 2014, as companies have sought cash to pay down debt, keep rigs drilling a …

Financial TimesOil price tumble hits jobs and capital expenditureFinancial TimesOil prices tumbled to within a whisker of $30 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a savage new year sell-off as BP axed thousands of jobs and Brazil's Petrobras cut tens of bill …

Wall Street JournalOil Plunge Sparks Bankruptcy ConcernsWall Street JournalCrude-oil prices plunged more than 5% on Monday to trade near $30 a barrel, making the specter of bankruptcy ever more likely for a significant chunk of the U.S. oil industry. Three …

The Globe and MailOil patch pain drives bargain-hunters to equipment auctionsThe Globe and MailIn an auction room a few dozen potential bidders scan a picture of a used oil drilling rig projected on the wall while an auctioneer raises his voice to drum up …

Wall Street JournalEnergy Company Assets on the Block as Oil Plunge BitesWall Street JournalDuring past oil market slumps, big energy companies went on merger-and-acquisition sprees to consolidate. This time around, they are turning to decidedly less sexy …

Wall Street JournalInvestors Are Starting to Buy into Oil CompaniesWall Street JournalInvestors remain downbeat on oil, but some are starting to buy the companies that pump it out of the ground. Since the beginning of October, Brent, the global oil benchma …

The GuardianNigeria must own up to the blood shed for oilThe GuardianI was five years old when playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa, a leading figure in the Ogoni people's movement, was executed alongside eight others, and I lived through the legacy of his fight t …

The Globe and MailOil sands companies turn to solvents for low-cost crude extractionThe Globe and MailHigh costs and pressure to reduce pollution are forcing companies such as Imperial Oil Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc. to accelerate testing of new technologi …

KOMO NewsMan who helped cause hash-oil explosion sentenced to 6 yearsKOMO NewsHash oil is typically made by packing the castoff leaves and stems of pot plants into a pipe and pouring highly flammable butane through it. The concoction is heated to make the …

Chron.com (blog)Oil export backers plan to use highway bill as vehicleChron.com (blog)WASHINGTON — Lawmakers seeking to repeal the longstanding U.S. ban on exporting crude are eyeing a federal highway bill as a vehicle to lift the oil-trade restrictions. T …