The GuardianOil hits $50 per barrel ahead of UK growth figures – business liveThe GuardianA Nigerian youth group leader confirmed on Thursday that militants had attacked a Chevron oil facility in the Niger Delta. “The attack truly happened,” Eric Omare, sp …

The GuardianCommodity crunch: Brent crude oil plunges through $40 – as it happenedThe GuardianThe slump in oil and iron ore has sent commodity companies, and by extension stock markets, sharply lower again. Even a revival in the oil price - Brent crude is …

The GuardianCommodity crunch: Brent crude oil plunges through $40 – live updatesThe GuardianThere are now only three risers on the FTSE 100 -- the other 97 blue-chip companies are in the red. They include EasyJet and IAG (British Airway's parent compan …

The GuardianNorth Sea oil rebound fuels UK GDP growthThe GuardianA rebound in North Sea oil production in the three months to May helped the UK double its growth rate to 0.6% from the first quarter of the year, handing the Treasury a much-needed boost. Acc …

The GuardianSlowdown in UK economy predicted after slide in North Sea oil outputThe GuardianSlowdown in UK economy predicted after slide in North Sea oil output. A rise in industrial production of just 0.1% in February leads analysts to predict a 0.4% rise …

The GuardianUK growth to pick up as cheaper oil cheers consumers, CBI saysThe GuardianAs oil prices have halved since a $115-a-barrel peak last summer, the CBI now expects the UK economy to grow by 2.7% this year, up from its 2.5% forecast in November. Thi …

Business InsiderFor Angola, plunging oil price jeopardises budgetBusiness InsiderLuanda (AFP) - With oil prices collapsing over 50 percent in the past six months, Angola -- Africa's second-largest oil producer -- has had to introduce austerity measures …

Will Oil Uncertainty Present an Investing Opportunity?Motley FoolDuring our time in the Emirates, we got to talk with executives in the healthcare, banking, real estate, financial, logistics, oil, and airline industries, and there was a pretty consistent s …

The GuardianWho needs a 'long-term economic plan' when the oil price is falling like this?The GuardianThis is largely the result of the fall in the price level associated with the collapse of the oil price. But to hear the two of them boast, you wo …

MarketWatchOil slides further, on pace to end week down 10%MarketWatchBut that small boost evaporated as there has been “no change in bearish market dynamics,” said Jim Ritterbusch, an oil analyst with Ritterbusch and Associates. Oil markets remain oversup …