Wall Street JournalAustralia Aims to Plug the Gap in Its Emergency Oil SupplyWall Street JournalSYDNEY—In the last line of defense against a global oil supply shock, Australia has long been the weakest link. It is the only country among the 29 members of t …

Wall Street JournalOil Producers Sound Retreat From ChinaWall Street JournalBEIJING—Global oil companies are unwinding some big bets they made on China—and that is bad news for the Chinese companies, which need their know-how. Falling oil prices have force …

Reuters Blogs (blog)Goldilocks zone for oil prices is gone for goodReuters Blogs (blog)In it, I discussed what I call the Goldilocks price zone for oil, natural gas, and coal, a zone in which prices are “just right” — high enough to reward producers but lo …

Oil Price Speed Limit Presaging An Age Of Austerity?OilPrice.comIt is a staple of oil industry apologists to say that the recent swift decline in the price of oil is indicative of long-term abundance. This kind of logic is leading American car buyers to tu …

Oil Prices May Have Further to Fall, Fed Data SuggestBloombergThe Fed's oil extraction index clocked in at a seasonally adjusted 179.8 in February. That's up 0.4 percent from January and 14.4 percent from a year ago. As Morgan Stanley economist Ted …

Oil plunges to a 6-year low. Is $30 a barrel next?CNNMoneyA month ago, people were talking about an "oil comeback." Now that looks like just a mirage. More and more analysts predict prices of $40 or lower, at least in the near term. "I think …

Wall Street JournalOil Takes Big Swing in Opposite DirectionWall Street JournalOil rebounded from sharp losses in another big swing, as traders jockeyed to find the bottom of a selloff that has cut prices by 53% since June. Some in the market are focusing …

Financial TimesBig oil is not the biggest victim of cheap crudeFinancial Timesf only oil-producing countries that got into trouble could merge, bring in fresh management, lay off citizens, cut costs and restructure their operations. At this point in the en …

NPRPlanning Through Oil Booms Helps Independent Drillers Weather The BustsNPRHard times have hit the oil fields. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude has dropped from a high of over $100 to less than $50. But Tracy Perryman, a small oilman in Luling, …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Rise; Views Differ on Market DirectionWall Street JournalOil prices rose Thursday, rebounding from sharp losses in another big swing that underscores the contrasting views on the market's direction. Many investors and trad …