New York TimesOil Plunge Sparks Bankruptcy Concerns — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)As many as a third of American oil-and-gas producers could flirt with bankruptcy and restructuring by the middle of next year unless oil prices stage a big reboun …

BloombergArgentina Moves Include Shale-Oil Investment – Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)The overhaul during his first two weeks as president includes aiming to organize broken data collection, but it also includes a $500 million shale-oil investmen …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Oil Slump Forces Cuts by Service Providers — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)Oil-services' companies' attempts to cut costs amid low oil prices don't paint a pretty picture as they look everywhere from jobs to …

Iranian-American Oil Executive Arrested In Iran — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)The arrest of an Iranian-American oil executive in Iran added to signs that hard-liners are trying to block foreign investors from entering the Islamic Republic in th …

Financial TimesLow oil prices deliver twin blow to United ContinentalFinancial TimesUnited Continental suffered a twin blow from weak oil prices in the third quarter when it announced that yields had fallen sharply because of falling fuel surcharges and de …

US Investigates Venezuelan Oil Giant—Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)As if OPEC member Venezuela doesn't have enough problems already, U.S. authorities are investigating whether the country's leaders used state oil company Petroleos de Vene …

ValueWalkOil Trader Hall's Astenbeck Reports Another Loss — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)Oil Trader Hall's Astenbeck Reports Another Loss. By Christopher Harder. Here's your morning jolt of news, insight and analysis on the global en …

Macleans.caThe Oil Mega-Merger is Back – Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, brings together two companies that have been buffeted by a sharp drop in oil and gas prices since last summer. Buying BG w …

Shrewd Oil Call Reverses Fortunes — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)The oil-price plunge has left many companies struggling, but it was a relief for a handful of traders who got ahead of the historic slide after they pounced on early signals of sur …

Hurriyet Daily NewsIraqi Kurds say meeting schedule of Baghdad oil export dealHurriyet Daily NewsThe agreement was hailed as a breakthrough that would help Iraq increase oil exports at a time when revenues are strained by low global prices and the cost of …