CBC.ca2 days of gains push oil up 17%, TSX up 3.6%CBC.caAfter a week with wild swings in the values of stocks and commodities, oil futures ended up gaining 17 per cent in two days and the TSX was up 3.6 per cent in the same period. That didn't wipe out …

CBC.caOil climbs above $40 US a barrel after stocks reboundCBC.caOil futures are soaring today, encouraged by the sharp rebound in U.S. stocks yesterday and fresh signs that the country's economy is growing strongly. The West Texas Intermediate crude c …

Texas Monthly (subscription) (blog)Oil Price Anxiety Forecast: Mild ConsternationTexas Monthly (subscription) (blog)Last year, readers may recall, there was a fair amount of anxiety among Texans, and a fair amount of gloomy prophesying about Texas, as a re …

MarketWatch6 important things to know about cheap oilMarketWatchOil is a mainstay for economies around the globe, especially in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer. So it's no surprise that worries about the Chinese economy have helped t …

CBC.caOil rebounds, Canadian dollar edges higher as markets climbCBC.caOil futures are bouncing higher this morning, a day after hitting a six-year low, and the Canadian dollar has recovered slightly as stock markets rebound. But the West Texas Intermediat …

CBC.caCanadian oil stocks hit hard on marketsCBC.caAlready hurting because of low oil prices, Canadian oil and gas companies are being hit hard on the stock market. In early trading on Monday, the price of some stocks hit levels not seen in 15 years. Stock …

CBC.caCheap oil will last through 2018 at least, Moody's saysCBC.caIn the early days of the slowdown that began in the late summer of 2014, the strategy for many oil producers was to ride out the storm: cut costs, put new drilling on hold and keep your …

Alberta investigating reports of bird deaths at oil sands siteYahoo News(Reuters) - Alberta's energy regulator said on Saturday it is investigating reports that about 30 blue herons have died at a Syncrude Canada oil sands mine site in the northern par …

CBC.caNS gas prices not falling in line with US oil pricesCBC.caThe price of regular gasoline fell again this week to $1.11 in Halifax, down 22 cents from a year ago when a litre sold for $1.33, a drop of 16.5 per cent. Earlier this week, the price of a ba …

CBC.caRefineries see profits soar with high gas prices, low oil costsCBC.caThe low price of oil and relatively high price of gasoline this year hasn't been great for producers or consumers, but it has been a windfall for refineries in the region. Refin …