Yahoo NewsFired regulator: Brown pushed to waive oil safeguards.Yahoo NewsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The state's fired former top oil regulator says Gov. Jerry Brown's administration pressured him to break federal and state law on oilfield permitting. De …

Wall Street JournalPrivate-Equity Firms Plunge Back Into the Oil PatchWall Street JournalPrivate-equity firms are doubling down on energy, despite heavy damage from their last adventure in the oil patch. These firms' stakes in a dozen publicly traded e …