The AtlanticWhy Oil and Coal States Are Slashing Their Education BudgetsThe AtlanticIn 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy reported that coal production had reached its lowest point in 35 years, forcing many coal companies to declare bankruptcy. Oil prices …

MarketWatchOil halts losing streak with more than 2% reboundMarketWatchOil prices ended their long losing streak Wednesday, as a drop in the dollar in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates, as expected, fed an earlier rebou …

Financial TimesOpec faces quandary as cuts fail to prop up oil pricesFinancial TimesAmrita Sen, chief oil analyst at Energy Aspects, says that after dramatic cuts to production in 2008 — the last time Opec curbed production collectively — it took until the …

CNBCOil demand set to ease in 2017, non-OPEC countries seen increasing production: IEA reportCNBCDemand for oil is expected to drop from 1.6 million barrels a day last year to 1.4 million barrels a day in 2017, the International Energy Agency said in a rep …

CNBCUS shale, forex and a price war could push oil back down to $50: BofA Merrill LynchCNBCIncreased U.S. shale production, a stronger dollar and a price war are among the risks that could push down the price of oil, according to the Bank of America Merril …

MarketWatchOPEC output deal made 'remarkable impact' on oil prices, Qatar minister saysMarketWatchQatar's oil minister on Wednesday hailed the success of OPEC's agreement to cut oil output, saying it had spurred a positive tone for the crud …

MarketWatchOil logs a gain as OPEC touts compliance to cuts, but prices end off highsMarketWatchCrude-oil futures on Tuesday settled sharply higher as investors bid up futures contracts on the heels of growing optimism about compliance to a global pact to …

FortuneWhy Oil Prices Might Soon Head Back to EarthFortuneOn the day that prices for crude oil hit their highest level in 18 months, some people are warning that they may collapse back to somewhere near their multi-year lows before long. Hans van Cleef, se …

CNBCBullish Citi analysts call for crude oil to hit $70 by year end but elsewhere skepticism growsCNBCCrude oil prices could shoot up to $70 a barrel by the end of 2017 as supply and demand levels continue to rebalance in coming months, according to analys …

CNBCBullish Citi analysts call for crude oil to hit $70 by year end but ...CNBCCrude oil prices could shoot up to $70 a barrel by the end of 2017 as supply and demand levels continue to rebalance in coming months, say Citi analysts.Citi sees Brent oil at $ …