Financial TimesSaudi opposition collapses oil freeze talksFinancial TimesAttempts by some of the world's biggest oil producers to freeze output ended without a deal on Sunday night, after Saudi Arabia insisted Iran should be part of any agreement. Talk …

Financial TimesKuwait forced to temporarily cut oil output by public sector strikeFinancial TimesA strike on Sunday by public sector workers in Kuwait has forced the Gulf state to temporarily reduce its oil output, in a rare outbreak of industrial action t …

Oil Island Draws Heat for 'Disrepair and Dysfunction'ABC NewsOne of California's early offshore oil drilling operations is under fire from state regulators to clean up its act after severely corroded and unsafe wells and other equipment were fo …

ForbesIn Face Of Low Oil, Qatar Makes Moves To Bolster Private SectorForbesThe PPP law is among several preemptive actions or announced reforms that the government has taken to reduce state spending, encourage private sector growth and boost economic diver …

The GuardianFeds: Pipe Corrosion Led to Santa Barbara Coast Oil SpillABC NewsExternal corrosion on an oil pipeline was the root cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara coast in May, federal regulators reported. …

Business InsiderMexico's oil industry now has an organized-crime problemBusiness InsiderMexican oil prices fell after a brief rally earlier this week, slipping to $24.47 a barrel on Tuesday and prolonging the slide of one of the country's most lucr …

CNBCOil tax law? Not going to happen: BernsteinCNBCPresident Barack Obama is expected to propose a $10-a-barrel tax on oil companies in his last budget proposal. The initiative aims to create a new clean transportation plan prioritizing the reducing of gre …

QuartzOil's recent rally has lost steam—and that's not the only bad news today for US oil companiesQuartzThings are looking bleaker and bleaker on the oil patch, according to Standard & Poor's (registration required). It downgraded credit r …

OilPrice.comFundamentals For Oil Still Bearish, But Sentiment Is ShiftingOilPrice.comOil speculators spent the latter half of 2015 with an incredibly pessimistic view of the trajectory for oil prices. Speculators piled into short positions, pushing net-sho …

CBC.caCanadian dollar closes above 72 cents US as oil ralliesCBC.caInvestors are worried about spillover effects from the slump in oil prices as major energy companies cut jobs and investment. Falling oil prices are also an added challenge for economies th …