Wall Street JournalOil-Price Fight: Saudis vs. StrippersWall Street JournalThe world's largest oil producers are hurting. Just how badly may depend on whether the smallest are feeling even worse. Oil strippers, scrappy operators of old wells often aban …

Wall Street JournalShould Oil Firms Be Held Liable in Earthquake Lawsuits?Wall Street JournalIn 2011, a string of powerful earthquakes struck near the town of Prague, Okla., part of a surge in seismic activity in the state. Geologists eventually linked the …

Financial TimesOil price plunge forces Norway to cut rates to record lowFinancial TimesNorway's central bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low as it battled to overcome a slump in oil prices that has hit the economy of western Europe's bigge …

Wall Street JournalFracking Firms That Drove Oil Boom Struggle to SurviveWall Street JournalA wave of bankruptcies and closures is sweeping across the oil patch, with dozens of hydraulic-fracturing companies at risk, industry experts say. Most of the compa …

Oil shipments by rail drop as pipeline shipments increaseBismarck TribuneLower oil prices mean less oil leaves North Dakota by rail and more oil departs by pipeline as producers have less incentive to seek better prices at coastal refineries. The unheralde …

Groups to protest oil pipeline during Mackinac Bridge walkWashington TimesMACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) - Environmental activists are planning events during the Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk to call attention to a number of issues, including a controversial o …

The HillOil industry braces for Obama's final climate pushThe HillThe oil and gas industry is hunkering down to weather the final stretch of the Obama administration. Industry groups and their backers had hoped President Obama would use his trip last w …

The Cheat SheetThe U.S. Is Now the World's Top Oil ProducerThe Cheat SheetIt's a headline that's as attention-grabbing as it gets, and the proclamation itself is something many people probably never thought they'd see: America is the world& …

Fracking fans, foes react to first government study on oil-extraction methodSan Bernardino County SunAn EPA study that downplays the threat of fracking on drinking water supplies was hailed Friday by oil industry supporters of the controversial high-pressu …

OilPrice.comKey Signals That Oil Prices Are On The UpOilPrice.comOil prices are showing some signs of life as key indicators start pointing in a bullish direction. One of the big indicators to watch that will determine which way oil prices are heading is t …