NOLA.comNEWSNational GeographicOut of the public eye, a mass of ocean plants, creatures, and other detritus bigger than the state of Connecticut was speeding oil to the seafloor in "shockingly large" amounts—likely millions of gallons, according …

FortuneA new era of oil mega-mergers? Shell swallows BG for $70 billionFortuneRoyal Dutch Shell Plc RD agreed to buy smaller rival BG Group BGG -1.67% for $70 billion in the first oil super-merger in more than a decade to close the gap with the world's …

CNBCWhy The Stock Market Likes Cheap OilOilPrice.comTo listen to the talking heads on TV over the last few months you would think that there is a direct positive correlation between oil prices and the stock market. “Stocks fall as oil price decline continu …

ABC OnlineOil Prices Recover, and Stocks Sprint Higher AgainNew York TimesInvestors plowed money back into stocks after a slump the week before, encouraged by a 4 percent jump in the price of crude oil and Pfizer's $15.2 billion deal to buy the drugmak …

Washington PostScientists may have finally solved the mystery of the missing BP oilWashington PostIt was July of 2010, more than a week after the final plugging of a calamitous oil leak at Deepwater Horizon, and a sense of confusion was quickly spreading t …