International Business TimesAmid Low Oil Prices, Nigeria Requests $3.5B From World Bank As Africa's Largest Economy StrugglesInternational Business TimesNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has requested $3.5 billion in emergency loans amid continuing l …

New York TimesBattered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil PricesNew York TimesIn many ways, the fall in oil prices is forcing a painful reckoning with how Iraq has conducted its economic affairs. When oil was selling at $90 to $100 a barrel, …

USA TODAYAnalysts: Global deal to cut oil production unlikelyUSA TODAYConflicting reports last week that renewed anticipation of global oil production cuts. then quickly squelched it, left in doubt the prospects of crude prices that have plunged 70% the pa …

CBS News​The downsides of cheap oilCBS NewsFor people in the petroleum business, it's a slippery slope: The plunge in oil prices that's a boon for most of us is a calamity for others. And it's not just producers overseas taking the hit. Our Cov …

Wall Street JournalAs Oil Keeps Falling, Nobody Is BlinkingWall Street JournalThe standoff between major global energy producers that has created an oil glut is set to continue next year in full force, as much because of the U.S. as of OPEC. American shale …

CNNMoneyEpic oil glut sparks super tanker 'traffic jams' at seaCNNMoneyoil tanker traffic Cargo tracking data from ClipperData/Datamyne show how oil tanker traffic is piling up off the U.S. Gulf Coast. Blue dots indicate Aframax ships that can cont …

Crude-Oil Exports to Canada Kept US Gulf Coast Storage Hubs Below CapacityWall Street JournalThough federal law prohibits exports of most U.S. crude oil, there is an exception for shipments to Canada. As production in the U.S. and in Canada has increased i …

Kuwait Seen Missing 2020 Oil-Production TargetWall Street JournalStymied by political opposition to foreign oil companies, Kuwait oil officials have privately acknowledged the country won't meet a goal of boosting oil-production capacity 25% by 2020, p …