CNBCCramer: Oil patch could save itself, as banks didCNBCFor instance, Marathon Oil was once one of the top players in the oil patch. In 2015, it lost a striking $3.26 per share, and investors turned the stock into a pariah over concerns with its debt. Oil …

Gold, Oil Go Their Separate WaysWall Street JournalWhile oil prices began 2016 by continuing their long descent—falling below $30 last month, from over $100 in 2014—gold has been a bright spot for investors. After hitting a six-year low in December, it has …

Yahoo FinanceStocks Rally in Volatile SessionWall Street JournalA stronger dollar and failure to stem a global glut of supply have weighed on oil prices in recent months, while mounting concerns about China's slowing growth have magnified fears about d …

Wall Street JournalOil Patch Braces for Financial ReckoningWall Street JournalU.S. energy companies have defied financial gravity for more than a year, borrowing and spending billions of dollars to pump oil, even as crude prices plummeted. Until now. The o …

Los Angeles TimesSouth LA residents resist oil firm's plans to burn gas at drilling siteLos Angeles TimesIn South Los Angeles, residents are battling an oil company that has been a longtime neighbor, resisting its plans to burn off excess gas at its We …

Yahoo News UKPirates and hold-ups - crime strikes Venezuela's oil industryYahoo News UKHold-ups and thefts in the sector are on the rise, taking a toll on output, according to interviews with around 40 people, including oil workers, union leaders, fore …

BBC NewsOil revenues for 2016-2020 as high as £10bn or as low as £2.4bn, says reportBBC NewsNorth sea oil and gas tax receipts for the next four years could be as small as £2.4bn or as high as £10.8bn, new Scottish government figures have said. The oil and …

Financial TimesFreeport McMoRan Oil & Gas Inc. Files for IPOWall Street JournalThe oil-and-gas explorer and producer is owned by mining and energy company Freeport-McMoRan Inc. The IPO plans come roughly two years after Freeport-McMoRan acquired Plains …