Wall Street JournalLow Oil Prices Starting to Hurt Global Economy, OPEC SaysWall Street JournalThe lowest crude-oil prices in a decade are starting to hurt the global economy and aren't increasing consumer demand for gasoline and other petroleum produc …

ReutersMarketsMarkets 'pulled along by wiggles in oil'Financial TimesThe uncertain mood sees investors move into perceived havens, forcing sovereign bond yields to fresh lows and boosting the Japanese yen, writes Jamie Chisholm. In early European t …

USA TODAYOil Slump Pressures Exxon, BP ResultsWall Street JournalExxon Mobil Corp. posted its weakest annual results in more than a decade and BP PLC suffered a loss as big as that booked in the aftermath of the worst offshore oil spill in its history, sho …

Financial TimesIsrael turns to Kurdistan for three-quarters of its oil suppliesFinancial TimesThe imports highlight the significant inroads that oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is making into world markets, with Italy, France and Greece also emerging as big buyer …

Wall Street JournalDon't Dive Into Oil YetWall Street JournalWith oil dipping below $40, is it time to dive in? A roughly 30% drop in the oil price since June naturally has both bulls and bears making pitches. For example, hedge funds have adopted an u …

New York TimesLow Oil Prices Pose Threat to Texas Fracking BonanzaNew York TimesNo place in Texas produces more oil than Karnes County, but suddenly the roaring economy here is cooling fast, chilled by the plunging price of crude. Workers who migrated from …

BloombergOil's Worst-Ever Summer Signals Price Rout Is Nowhere Near DoneBloombergIf crude's slump back to a six-year low looks bad, it's even worse when you reflect that summer is supposed to be peak season for oil. U.S. crude futures have lost …

The Globe and MailLengthier oil slump forecast as long-term prices diveThe Globe and MailAs oil prices entered a second steep slide a few weeks ago, bullish traders and analysts had hoped for a repeat of the sharp but short dip that occurred early in the y …

Canadians could save $12-billion at the pumps if oil stays low in 2015The Globe and MailThe cratering of oil prices has blown a deep hole in provincial budgets in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador – as well as in Ottawa – even as the Calg …

News24Libya extinguishes fire at biggest oil terminal: officialsYahoo NewsThe battle for control of the oil ports is part of a wider struggle in the North African country, which has had two governments since a group called Libya Dawn seized the capital in …