Wall Street Journal (blog)The US Trade Deficit Excluding Oil Hit a Record High. Here's Why It MattersWall Street Journal (blog)Oil's share of the trade deficit has fallen as domestic production expanded and prices plummeted. If prices rise, cheap o …

Los Angeles TimesIn West Texas oil boomtowns, 'the end is near'Los Angeles TimesFear blew in fierce over a patch of West Texas late last year, falling fast and without warning through gray skies to alight on the shoulders of men and women who depen …

Falling oil prices hurt job prospects for petroleum engineering students in ...The TribuneLARAMIE, Wyoming — The downturn in oil prices has some petroleum engineering students at Wyoming and Colorado colleges rethinking their career choice. A year ago, pet …

Low oil price doesn't change Canada's westward shift, France saysThe Globe and MailNow, four months later, oil prices are hovering around $50 and Alberta's economy is expected to contract, not grow, this year. And the French still think they ha …

Wall Street JournalOil-Drop Pain Spreads to Saudi Arabia's Energy BehemothWall Street JournalSaudi Arabia's refusal late last year to rein in oil production helped trigger the price crash that has hurt oil-producing countries and publicly listed en …

Asbury Park PressNew Jersey will get public hearing on oil drillingAsbury Park Press“Oil drilling in the Atlantic would put New Jersey's shore communities and our state's economy at significant risk,” Pallone said. “And those who will be most serio …

FT.com (registration) (blog)Guest post: reforming the Nigerian economy in the era of low oilFT.com (registration) (blog)The stickiness of oil dependence is a symptom of a general malaise: high levels of corruption which makes transparency very difficult. T …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Indonesia Shrugs Off Inflation Fears and Cuts Rates Amid Falling Oil PricesWall Street Journal (blog)Indonesia's surprise rate cut late yesterday shows just how far oil's fall this year has changed the equation for central …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Indonesia Shrugs Off Inflation Fears and Cuts RatesWall Street Journal (blog)Indonesia's surprise rate cut late yesterday shows just how far oil's fall this year has changed the equation for central banks, even one saddled …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Falling Oil Prices Spur Indonesia's Rate CutWall Street Journal (blog)Indonesia's surprise rate cut late yesterday shows just how far oil's fall this year has changed the equation for central banks, even one saddled wi …