USA TODAYAir campaign shifts to ISIL's cash and oilUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — The U.S.-led coalition has ramped up its air campaign on the Islamic State's finances, launching 15 strikes against cash depots and more than 125 attacks on oil infrastructure …

Financial TimesSaudi opposition collapses oil freeze talksFinancial TimesAttempts by some of the world's biggest oil producers to freeze output ended without a deal on Sunday night, after Saudi Arabia insisted Iran should be part of any agreement. Talk …

Financial TimesKuwait forced to temporarily cut oil output by public sector strikeFinancial TimesA strike on Sunday by public sector workers in Kuwait has forced the Gulf state to temporarily reduce its oil output, in a rare outbreak of industrial action t …

Oil Island Draws Heat for 'Disrepair and Dysfunction'ABC NewsOne of California's early offshore oil drilling operations is under fire from state regulators to clean up its act after severely corroded and unsafe wells and other equipment were fo …

CBC.caToronto stocks get boost from oil, jobs figuresCBC.caStrong economic data and a surge in the price of oil boosted the Toronto stock market to a triple-digit gain Friday while the Canadian dollar soared almost a full cent against its U.S. counterpart. …

Alaska Nursing Home Asks to Serve Seal Oil to Native ClientsABC NewsAlaska regulators are working with an Alaska Native organization that wants to serve its nursing home residents nutrient-rich seal oil, a traditional staple that's banned in public set …

CBC.caTSX, Canadian dollar fall as oil loses groundCBC.caStocks and the Canadian dollar continued to fall on Thursday, with oil set to have its first weekly decline since mid-February. After sinking by a penny on Wednesday, the loonie lost another third of …

Financial TimesMarketsIMF: 'puzzled' at lack of silver lining in oil dropFinancial TimesSince June 2014 oil prices have dropped about 65 percent in U.S. dollar terms as growth has progressively slowed across a broad range of countries. This outcome …

The GuardianFeds: Pipe Corrosion Led to Santa Barbara Coast Oil SpillABC NewsExternal corrosion on an oil pipeline was the root cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara coast in May, federal regulators reported. …

Why the federal government agreed to halt offshore oil fracking in CaliforniaThe Daily BreezeThe first federal study of offshore hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which uses greater quantities of hazardous chemicals than traditional oil extraction methods …