BBC NewsOil slump drags down Asian marketsBBC NewsAsian markets started the week down after meeting of oil producers to discuss output cuts ended with a deal. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell by 3.04% - or 511.90 points - to 16,336.13, while in …

Sputnik International'Saudi Arabia Wants to Reduce its Dependence on Oil'Sputnik InternationalThe measures were announced amid shrinking oil prices and growing tensions with Iran – Saudi Arabia's regional rival in oil exports. Earlier it was re …

Wall Street JournalSasol Boosts Cost Savings as Oil Price Hits ProfitWall Street JournalJOHANNESBURG—South African petrochemical and energy major Sasol Ltd. reported a deep drop in net profit for the six months ended Dec. 31, in line with expectations amid …

Falling Oil Prices Are Causing More Road Deaths, Unemployment And Pirates To Change TacticsHuffington Post UKSpeaking to Bloomberg, Florentina Adenike Ukonga, executive secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, said: “With oil at a low bottom price of be …

MarketWatchDow tumbles 100 points as oil rally petersMarketWatchCrude-oil futures were down nearly 2% a day after recording a 6% rise. Both the U.S. CLJ6, -3.20% and global LCOJ6, -2.22% benchmarks traded higher early in the day, only to turn lower after I …

MarketWatchDow tumbles 100 points as oil rally loses steamMarketWatchCrude-oil futures were down nearly 2% a day after recording a 6% rise. Both the U.S. CLJ6, -4.25% and global LCOJ6, -3.34% benchmarks traded higher early in the day, only to turn lower af …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Why Oil Producers Will Be Over a Barrel for a Long Time YetWall Street Journal (blog)Oil prices may have rallied on a new International Energy Agency forecast for demand to erode the excess supply next year and hopes exporters wil …

QuartzThe huge, hidden upside to low oil pricesQuartzOil prices just keep falling and crashing into things on their way down. It seems like every day another country gets a bill for damages: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Russia, the UK. While the global economy&# …

BloombergAir France-KLM Stocks Soar Thanks to Cheap OilWall Street Journal (blog)Air France-KLM and other European carriers can look forward to more of an oil boost this year. Most European airlines lock in fuel costs early using financial instruments. Tha …

Wall Street JournalOil Retreats as Total Stockpiles Keep GrowingWall Street JournalOil prices shot up more than $1 in about two minutes late Wednesday morning after U.S. government data showed domestic crude stockpiles unexpectedly shrank last week. But to …