Oil and water: Studying the Persian Gulf's most pressing environmental dilemmas  MIT NewsMaryam Rashed Alshehhi, an MIT visiting assistant professor from the United Arab Emirates, models the Persian Gulf — a region with freshwater shortages, oil …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Oil Prices Gain On Improving Market SignalsWall Street Journal (subscription)Oil prices rose Wednesday amid ongoing optimism that production cuts have shown some success in bringing down global inventories. Light, sweet cr …

Glenwood Springs Post IndependentHarvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flowsABC NewsHurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after takin …

Wall Street JournalOil Rallies Above $32 a Barrel on Storm, StimulusWall Street JournalOil prices rallied above $32 a barrel on Friday as the prospect of new central-bank stimulus and an upcoming snowstorm in the U.S. boosted expectations for fuel demand. …

Wall Street JournalWTI Crude Closes Above $32 a BarrelWall Street JournalWest Texas Intermediate crude oil prices closed Friday at $32.19 a barrel, up $2.66 or 9%, for the biggest one-day percentage gain since August. Oil was also boosted by cold weather o …

MarketWatchOil finishes lower as traders demand prospects weighMarketWatchOil futures finished lower on Thursday, under $45 a barrel with global manufacturing data and a Category 4 hurricane among the factors weighing on prices. A gauge of Chinese manufact …

Oil Erases Gains as Hurricane, Weak Manufacturing Take TollWall Street JournalOil prices spiked but ended lower as weaker U.S. manufacturing data and a less threatening hurricane deflated a rally. Light, sweet crude for November delivery settled down 35 ce …