Financial TimesLow oil lifts credit risk at US banksFinancial TimesStresses created by the low oil price are contributing to elevated credit risk in the US banking sector despite a relatively strong economy, regulators have warned. In a joint report US ban …

Wall Street JournalBaker Hughes Revenue Falls 39% on Depressed Oil PricesWall Street JournalBaker Hughes Inc. on Wednesday reported a 39% drop in revenue for its third quarter, as the oil-field services company forecast difficult conditions for its current …

DeSmog (blog)American Petroleum Institute Touts Oil Exports to Fend Off Iran, Russia ...DeSmog (blog)One of the most recent ads, titled “Crude Oil Exports and National Security” on YouTube, starts off with ominous music and asks, “Who loves the ban on U.S. …

Wall Street JournalOil Companies Tap New Technologies to Lower Production CostsWall Street JournalThe depressed price of oil has spurred a new wave of innovation in energy exploration. When a barrel of oil fetched $100 or more, energy companies were focuse …

CNBCLightning Round: Time to leg into this oil stockCNBCIt's that time again! Jim Cramer rang the lightning round bell, which means he gave his take on caller favorite stocks at rapid speed: Apple Hospitality REIT Inc: "I think these are good. I t …

CNBCPope's climate push at odds with US Catholic oil investmentsCNBCBut some of the largest American Catholic organizations have millions of dollars invested in energy companies, from hydraulic fracturing firms to oil sands producers, according to thei …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Albertans not clamouring for energy sector bailout amid oil price plungeThe Globe and Mail (subscription)It's not as if $50 oil hasn't been painful on the ground. A slew of layoffs already hit Western Canada over th …

Wall Street JournalSudden Drop in Crude-Oil Prices Roils U.S. Energy Firms' Rebound - WSJ - Wall ...Wall Street JournalU.S. energy companies are planning more layoffs, asset sales and financial maneuvers to deal with a recent, sudden drop in U.S. crude …

Trinidad Drilling acquires CanElson to set stage for oil-price recoveryThe Globe and MailThe Calgary-based companies had previously cut staff and lowered salaries as their oil producer customers chopped spending, leaving more than half their drilling capac …

BBC NewsWhat will Opec do about the oil supply?BBC NewsWith oil prices down some 40% in a year, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are once again getting together in Vienna this week to decide whether to cut o …