New York TimesPast is prologue? Saudi Arabia's clumsy oil diplomacyBrookings Institution (blog)In the face of the Iranian stance, the decision to proceed with Sunday's meeting among major oil producers seemed to suggest Saudi flexibility on the que …

Sydney Morning HeraldColgate-Palmolive, Johnson&Johnson, and PepsiCo fail to keep palm oil promisesSydney Morning HeraldCompanies behind everyday products such as toothpaste, packaged bread and chocolate are failing to eliminate the use of palm oil lin …

MarketWatchUS stocks end higher as oil risesMarketWatchU.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, building on the previous session's big rally, partly thanks to a jump in the energy sector following higher oil prices. A somber take on the U.S economy in t …

Wall Street JournalOil Bust Forces West Texas to AdjustWall Street JournalAs oil and gas producers slash production around Texas, small-business owners like Clint Fletcher are suffering the consequences. Mr. Fletcher, who owns stakes in nearly two-dozen bu …

BloombergHalliburton posts $643 million loss on oil slumpFuelFix (blog)HOUSTON – Oil field services firm Halliburton posted a first-quarter net loss of $643 million as drilling rigs continued to go silent in North American oil fields and producers asked fo …

CNBCFed could be to blame for oil's decline: AnalystCNBCThe dramatic 10-month drop in the price of oil could be due to ultra-loose monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve, according to a senior analyst at a major financial services company. Mark Le …

CNBCOil back below $50 as OPEC hopes fadeCNBCThe oil cartel is not due to meet until June this year but a report by the Financial Times - with comments by Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Nigerian oil minister - suggested that an emergency meeting was due in th …

WCSH-TVMiddle school copes with effects of improper oil deliveryWCSH-TVThe mistake happened last Wednesday, when a delivery driver who was apparently not familiar with the school, put oil into an above ground pipe from a septic tank, instead of the undergr …

Irish TimesLow oil prices will have knock-on effects of deflation and environmental harmIrish TimesOne of the more favourable economic “surprises” over the past six months has been the fall in oil prices. Already the gain is clear to anyone who has filled …

FuelFix (blog)Biggest Oil Trader Says Fresh Slide Possible on U.S. SupplyBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest independent oil trader said crude could resume a slump that saw prices fall 61 percent between June and January, as unrelenting growth …