Wall Street JournalFueling Oil's Push to $50: Fear Is BackWall Street JournalOil-supply outages are at their highest level in more than a decade, bolstering the “fear premium” that has helped push crude prices to $50 a barrel. About 3.5 million barrels …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil Companies Stay Shy Despite Upswing in PricesWall Street JournalThe world's biggest energy companies are treating with caution the rally that briefly lifted crude-oil prices over $50 a barrel this week, wary of boosting spendi …

Wall Street JournalKazakh Energy Minister Says Chevron-led Consortium to Invest Up To $37 Billion in Oil FieldWall Street JournalASTANA, Kazakhstan—A Chevron Corp.-led consortium is set to invest up to $37 billion as it increases output at a giant oil fiel …

Financial TimesFT explainer: Nigerian oil attacksFinancial TimesActs of sabotage by the Niger Delta Avengers has hit Nigeria's output, taking it down from 2.2m barrels a day to 1.4m, according to Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, head of the state-run oil company …

Business InsiderBP's oil search strategy shrinks with budget cutsBusiness InsiderLONDON (Reuters) - The surprise departure of BP's exploration boss has turned the spotlight on an oil search strategy that, after years of spending cuts, is focusing m …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil Deals: Don't Hold Your BreathWall Street JournalWhen the drill bits slow down, the checkbooks come out. Or so it used to go in the oil patch. Heading into the current energy bust, investors were on the lookout for takeovers o …

BloombergChevron Shuts Platform Off Nigeria After AttackWall Street JournalLONDON—Attackers on Wednesday struck a Chevron Corp. platform off the Nigerian coast, causing an oil spill and forcing the company to shut the facility. Chevron said no one was hurt …

BloombergOil's Cold Shoulder For CanadaBloombergThe discount at which Western Canada Select crude oil is priced below benchmark West Texas Intermediate has narrowed. Still, it doesn't look like the extreme move you might expect with more than a fif …

Wall Street JournalNigeria Attack Shuts Chevron Oil FacilityWall Street JournalOil-rich Nigeria's energy sector has a violent history and companies operating in the country must often contend with issues of pipeline vandalism, oil theft and militant at …

MarketWatchOil futures end higher as Canadian wildfire hits outputMarketWatchBrent crude for July delivery LCON6, -0.89% the global oil benchmark, rose 39 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $45.01 a barrel, ending a four-day losing streak. “As more information c …