The Globe and MailEncana asset sale a boon in oil downturn - The Globe and MailThe Globe and MailEncana Corp.'s $735-million (U.S.) sale of its Colorado natural gas assets will help it weather the drag of weak commodity prices, which has created headwi …

The Globe and MailOil industry backs Clark's re-election bid in BC electionThe Globe and MailBig oil companies are betting on Christy Clark's re-election as B.C. Premier, kicking in tens of thousands of dollars to support a candidate seen as friend …

At midday: TSX rises as oil fallsThe Globe and MailCanada's main stock index inched higher in morning trade on Friday as energy stocks weighed, with a pullback in crude oil prices, but several utilities jumped after Alberta agreed to pay them compensat …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Encana selling oil and gas assets to Birchcliff in northwestern AlbertaThe Globe and Mail (subscription)Encana Corp. has agreed to sell oil and natural gas assets to Birchcliff Energy Ltd. for $625-million in the latest sig …

MarketWatchWhy energy shares climbed despite a drop in oil pricesMarketWatchThe moves in energy equities follow declines in oil prices Tuesday, with July West Texas Intermediate crude CLN6, -0.85% settling at $48.85 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exch …

CBC.caBank watch lists early warning sign of trouble for oil and gas industryCBC.caThey are the early warning signs that a company may struggle to repay its debts: watch lists. In releasing their latest quarterly earnings, Royal Bank, CIBC and Scotiabank e …

The Globe and MailMoody's downgrades of Cenovus and Encana stoke worries in oil patchThe Globe and MailMoody's Investors Service's downgrade of debt held by Cenovus Energy Inc. and Encana Corp. to junk status shows that financial strains from o …

Yahoo7 NewsDow futures fall 300 points; oil prices sink to 11-year lowYahoo7 NewsU.S. stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Wednesday, as Brent crude oil (Intercontinental Exchange Europe: @LCO.1) traded around an 11-year low and news out …

CNBCDoes Houston's oil economy spell trouble for Texas?CNBCMore than half of the publicly traded companies in Houston are oil and gas related. Nearly three-fourths of them have dipped lower in the past 12 months. Brian Busch, director of oil markets an …

Business InsiderAbu Dhabi calls $50 oil a 'gift to the world'Business InsiderOne of the United Arab Emirates' top economic officials thinks $50 oil is a "gift to the world." According to a report from Bloomberg, Ali Al Mansoori, the h …