Big Oil Firms Hold Back on DrillingWall Street JournalYet despite a 50% surge in prices since last year, drilling budgets at the largest oil-and-gas companies are up only about 7%, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Large publicly traded oil companie …

Oil futures slip as investors focus on short-term demand driversMarketWatchOil prices retreated on Monday, with the international benchmark slipping below $70 a barrel, as persistent weakness in U.S. stocks highlighted concerns about future demand in the U …

Wall Street JournalIn the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer BetterWall Street JournalThe best-performing major U.S. oil producer by share price increase in the past year isn't Exxon Mobil Corp. or Chevron Corp. CVX 1.73% , but ConocoPhillips , COP 0.95% a …

Wall Street JournalIn the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer Better - WSJWall Street JournalSome of the world's biggest energy companies have begun to preach frugality. ConocoPhillips, which has prioritized share buybacks and dividends in recent years, is …

eNCAOil creeps up towards $70eNCALONDON - Oil rose towards $70 (R827) a barrel on Monday, lifted by a drop in drilling activity in the United States (US) and concerns that Washington could reintroduce sanctions against Iran. US drillers cut seven oil rigs …

Albany Times UnionState prevails in port oil boiler challengeAlbany Times UnionThe unanimous decision from the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling in favor of Massachusetts-based Global Companies, which in 2013 first s …

Wall Street JournalAmid Low Prices, Oil Giants Gush About Breaking EvenWall Street JournalOnce obscure and little noted, the break-even number has become an obsession for investors in oil giants such as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.36% , BP BP -0.54% PLC and C …

Journal & CourierEli Tomac wraps up Lucas Oil Pro Motocross title in CrawfordsvilleJournal & CourierCRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Eli Tomac needed just 22 points Saturday to clinch the 450 Class title in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series. Tomac did just that, ho …

South Texas oil refiners begin assessing damage after HarveyFox BusinessDamage assessments at four Corpus Christi, Texas, area oil refinerieswere underway on Saturday, a first step toward resuming production at the plants with combined capacity of 836,000 …

Barron'sOPEC-Shale War Could Freeze Oil at $40 to $50Barron'sWhen it comes to major oil producers' market-share struggle against their U.S. shale rivals, there has been no clear winner—and that could keep prices stuck between $40 and $50 a barrel for t …