Business InsiderBP was happy to pay $18.7 billion to settle Gulf oil spill claimsBusiness InsiderNEW YORK / LONDON / HOUSTON (Reuters) - In early May, with its legal options dwindling and investors impatient, BP Plc saw a chance to negotiate what became a …

LifehackerWhen It's Worth Springing for Synthetic Motor Oil In Your CarLifehackerSynthetic costs more, but has many advantages over conventional oil. Not every car needs it, however, so here are some guidelines to help you determine if it's best fo …

Wall Street JournalOil Nearly Erases Gains After Rig Count GrowsWall Street JournalOil prices fell back nearly to unchanged, erasing almost 1.7% in gains on the day, after the U.S. oil-rig count rose for the first time in seven months. U.S. oil producers a …

Wall Street JournalOil Falters After Rig Count GrowsWall Street JournalU.S. oil producers added 12 rigs last week, breaking 29 straight weeks of cuts, in response to prices that have rebound to- and stayed at $60 a barrel since late April. That convinced p …

AL.comAlabama to receive $2.3 billion in BP oil spill settlementAL.comAlabama will receive $2.3 billion in a settlement resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, officials announced today. Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Get Small Boost From Dollar's SlipWall Street JournalOil prices were up modestly on Thursday, reacting again to a falling dollar after a data release showed slightly fewer U.S. job gains than expected. Oil has been heavily …

Glencore executives visit Iran for oil talksFinancial TimesGlencore's visit follows discussions between European oil majors Shell and Eni and Tehran over long-term investments in the country's oil and gas industry if Western sanctions are lifted, b …

CNNMoneyTop 12 media myths on oil pricesCNNMoneyBack in July 2014 when WTI crude oil was peaking, they were calling for more, even as the dollar was showing signs of strength (and we know what happened there) and as oil inventories were beginning to wash u …