Wall Street JournalUK Offers Respite to Oil Producers by Scrapping Petroleum Revenue TaxWall Street JournalLONDON—The U.K. government has abolished the petroleum revenue tax, the levy charged on oil and gas profits, to kick-start the country's beleague …

Wall Street JournalU.K. Offers Respite to Oil Producers by Scrapping Petroleum ...Wall Street JournalThe U.K. government has abolished the petroleum revenue tax, the levy charged on oil and gas profits, to kick-start the country's beleaguered hydrocarb …

MarketWatchOil above $35 as US oil-rig count falls for 11th weekMarketWatchThe number of active rigs drilling for crude in the U.S., viewed as a rough proxy for activity in the oil industry, fell by 8 to 392 rigs as of Friday, according to data from Baker …

Wall Street JournalNorway Taps Oil Fund for First Time as Falling Oil Price Takes Its TollWall Street JournalOSLO—Norway's government in January tapped into its sovereign-wealth fund to cover its expenses, for the first time since the fund was establis …

Funding science and engineeringIrish TimesSir, – Further to recent correspondence (August 6th and 7th), there is no question that basic research can lead to all sorts of applications. Likewise, the process of solving real-world problems, as both engineers …

PropertyCasualty360Social engineering scams: How hackers are stealing from your clientsPropertyCasualty360When it comes to social engineering fraud, many people confuse this with the more traditional cyber attacks in which a person or entity tries to gain …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Albertans not clamouring for energy sector bailout amid oil price plungeThe Globe and Mail (subscription)It's not as if $50 oil hasn't been painful on the ground. A slew of layoffs already hit Western Canada over th …