Texas Sees Unparalleled Economic Boom From Oil PricesOilPrice.com“$60 is like the new $100,” Dallas Fed economist Michael Plante told Reuters last month, commenting on the effect of the oil prices on the Texas economy. Oil production in the Permian—the onl …

Could Oil Actually Hit $300?OilPrice.comSpeculating on the price of oil is a favorite pastime in certain circles, and these include hedge funds. One prominent member of the hedge fund crowd this week said crude could rise to US$300 a barrel if current pric …

Oil Prices Crash As US Dollar Regains its FootingOilPrice.comThe U.S. EPA granted a biofuels waiver to the Carl Icahn-backed CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI), which will save the company tens of millions of dollars. The waivers have become a key source of contention …

Financial TimesListen: How much higher will oil prices go?Financial TimesOil prices have risen as high as $75 a barrel for the first time in four years. What has driven the rally and will it continue? Hannah Murphy puts the question to the FT's Anjli R …

CNBCSaudi Arabia says higher oil prices won't change the pace of its reformsCNBCReforms were more than just those helping with government income, he said, rather they were important for Saudi Arabia in its mission to diversify the economy and have a &q …

CNBCMiddle East oil importers to beat exporters in growth recovery, IMF ...CNBCOil-importing countries in the Middle East and Central Asia region are to beat their oil-exporting counterparts in the growth stakes in coming years, according to the Internatio …

CNBCMiddle East oil importers to beat exporters in growth recovery, IMF saysCNBCOil-importing countries in the Middle East and Central Asia region are to beat their oil-exporting counterparts in the growth stakes in coming years, according to the Internati …

Oil trader Vitol expands in refining with purchase from KochFinancial Times“The splitter is a well-run asset in a good strategic location at the heart of Rotterdam's oil and petrochemical industry,” said Russell Hardy head of Vitol's operations in …

ValueWalkBig Oil Bets Big On Electric VehiclesValueWalkSpeaking this week at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York, Total SA's chief energy economist, Joel Couse, forecasted that Electric Vehicles will make up 15 to 30 percent of glob …

New RepublicHigh School Football in the Bakken Oil FieldsNew RepublicBut in 2007, when engineers unlocked the vast oil reserves hidden beneath the Bakken shale formation, Alexander was transformed into a frontier boomtown. Some 12,000 oil trucks and cars r …