Wall Street JournalOil Change: Affluent Saudi Arabia Goes to WorkWall Street JournalRIYADH—Saudi Arabia's leadership has taken up the challenge of weaning the kingdom from its dependence on oil. Ahmed Ameen is just trying to keep his mobile-phone store …

Nigeria Oil Output, Naira Slump _ Attack and Strike ThreatsABC NewsMilitant attacks on oil installations and a threatened nationwide strike are driving Nigeria's petroleum production and its naira currency to new lows. Angola has become Africa's bi …

Wall Street JournalOil Shocker: Bulging Inventory Beats Scary HeadlinesWall Street JournalWhat happens in Doha stays in Doha. The only shocker from last weekend's summit of major oil exporters in Qatar's capital was how emphatically Saudi Arabia re …

FRANCE 24Oil Workers Go on Strike in Kuwait to Protest CutbacksABC NewsOil workers in Kuwait have gone on strike to protest proposed government cutbacks as the OPEC nation grapples with a prolonged slump in crude prices. Thousands of workers gathered at th …

BBC NewsLower oil prices hit Asian stocksBBC NewsAsian markets have opened lower as the fall in the oil price appears to be weighing on investor sentiment. In Japan the benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.4% in the first 90 minutes of trade, shedding nearly 230 po …

Once Wedded to Oil, Houston Economy Carries on Despite BustABC NewsAmanda Salazar watched for a year as colleagues at the Houston-based oil rig manufacturer where she worked lost jobs, victims of the latest oil bust. She realized it was time for a change b …

The GuardianIn Oil Price Plunge, North Sea Industry Faces Perfect StormABC NewsIt's Thursday night and the Spider's Web pub is packed with beefy guys in windproof jackets and massive backpacks. The exhausted oil rig workers pile their bags against …

Fox NewsCheap Oil, Good for Consumers, Is Slamming Stocks. Why?ABC NewsStocks are having their worst start to a year in history in part because of a rapid plunge in the price of oil. The price of crude is down 28 percent this year already, which in turn ha …

Asset Finance InternationalBrazil's Petrobras Says Majority of Oil- Worker Unions End StrikeWall Street JournalThe state-run firm is looking to shed $15 billion in assets by the end of 2016 as it grapples with low oil prices, the biggest debt burden in …

CBC.caOil rises as American drivers boost demand for gasolineCBC.caBut today, the EIA issued data showing U.S. crude oil inventories rose nearly 2.6 million barrels last week, more than most analysts had forecast. That bad news was mitigated by evidence th …