Daily KosOil shock and our energy futureDaily KosFor a region like North America, low oil prices are a godsend. We use more oil overall and more oil per capita than anywhere else. Around 20 million barrels of the roughly 100 million used each day across th …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Oil Enters Bear Market as Investors Lose Faith in OPEC's CutsWall Street Journal (subscription)Oil prices tumbled in the second quarter, swinging into a bear market as many investors who at the start of the year clung …

MarketWatchEuropean stocks at 3-week low on Italy worries, lower oil pricesMarketWatchStocks in Europe were swept lower Friday, rounding off what's likely to be a losing week for blue-chips with oil prices falling and investors bracing for Italy's …

NEWS.com.auItaly oil refinery EXPLODES sending devastating cloud of GAS across Europe and BritainExpress.co.ukOne of Italy's biggest oil refineries in Sannazzaro de'Burgondi, near Pavia in south Milan, was destroyed on Thursday as it was engulfed w …

CNBCDifferent energy companies could stand to win with oil at $50, $55 or $60CNBC"Basically, $50 is good for Permian Basin stocks," said Paul Sankey, senior oil and gas analyst at Wolfe Research. He recommended shares of Occidental Petroleum, whi …

CNBCOil prices surge as US burns through crude supply at record rateCNBCAs a result, there was also a sharp decline of 1.8 million barrels a day in U.S. imports — oil that comes from places like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Gasoline stocks also fell by 4.2 mi …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Post Slight Gains After Janet Yellen SpeaksWall Street JournalOil prices eked out a gain Friday but settled lower for the week after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman left the door open for a sooner-than-later rate increase. …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Near Flat As Dollar RisesWall Street JournalOil prices traded near flat Friday, erasing earlier gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman left the door open for a sooner-than-later rate increase. Oil has moved inversely …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Climb on Falling DollarWall Street JournalAn increase in U.S. interest rates could lift the dollar, which would make oil more expensive for traders who conduct business in other currencies. But The Wall Street Journal Dollar I …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Holding as Traders Await FedWall Street JournalOil prices are holding closed to unchanged Friday morning ahead of a widely anticipated speech from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman that could jolt currencies and commodities. …