Wall Street JournalOil Driller Taps Different Well of FinancingWall Street JournalBanks have been reducing their exposure to energy companies since oil prices started to collapse in 2014. Now, one oil producer, weary of its lenders cutting its credit line, …

Financial TimesFT explainer: Nigerian oil attacksFinancial TimesActs of sabotage by the Niger Delta Avengers has hit Nigeria's output, taking it down from 2.2m barrels a day to 1.4m, according to Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, head of the state-run oil company …

Business InsiderBP's oil search strategy shrinks with budget cutsBusiness InsiderLONDON (Reuters) - The surprise departure of BP's exploration boss has turned the spotlight on an oil search strategy that, after years of spending cuts, is focusing m …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil Deals: Don't Hold Your BreathWall Street JournalWhen the drill bits slow down, the checkbooks come out. Or so it used to go in the oil patch. Heading into the current energy bust, investors were on the lookout for takeovers o …

Business InsiderThis is what happens when oil-rich nations can't pay their billsBusiness InsiderIn the summer of 2014, the price of oil tanked, dropping from over $110 per barrel of Brent Crude to where it sits now near $48 per barrel. Cheap oil is goo …

Wall Street JournalIn China Shipping Revamp, This Oil Tanker Operator Is SlickestWall Street JournalTransporting oil and gas has been a more promising business compared with shipping iron ore and coal. China's crude oil imports rose 9% from last year i …

Wall Street JournalThis Oil Takeover Target Has a Hollywood PedigreeWall Street JournalAnd its key Papua gas field, called Elk Antelope, has attracted notable partners: French giant Total, which operates the field, and Oil Search, another Australian firm. …

Wall Street JournalOil Bargain Hunting Remains Elusive GameWall Street JournalThere's a welcome whiff of oil industry consolidation in the air. But a gap between buyers and sellers shows there's hardly a consensus that petroleum prices have hit bot …

Wall Street JournalWoodside's Bid for Oil Search is No BargainWall Street JournalWoodside's all-share offer values fellow Australian producer Oil Search's shares at $7.9 billion, 16% more than Oil Search commanded before talk of such a deal sur …