Yahoo FinanceUS oil rig count climbs for 5th straight weekYahoo FinanceThe US oil rig count increased by six this week to 597, according to oil driller Baker Hughes. The gas rig count rose four to 153. One miscellaneous rig remained in use, taking the tota …

Norway's Oil Jobs Prospects RecoverOilPrice.comThe number of job openings in mining and quarrying – an industry dominated by the production of oil and gas – increased to 600 in Q4 2016 from just 200 in Q4 2015, Statistics Norway said on Thursday. Howev …

Basketball Legend's Son Slam Dunks an Oil DealWall Street Journal (subscription)Nate Walton, the 6-foot 7-inch son of basketball great Bill Walton and older brother of Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton, was born to star on the hardwood. Instead, the …

How Bill Walton's Son Nate Made $1 Billion In The Oil PatchWall Street Journal (subscription)Nate Walton, the 6-foot 7-inch son of basketball great Bill Walton and older brother of Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton, was born to star on the hardwood. …

ReutersTrump faces dilemma as US oil reels from record biofuels targetsReutersBalancing oil and farm interests is likely to prove a challenge for Trump, who has promised to curtail regulations on the oil industry but is already being reminded by biofuels a …

The Sydney Morning HeraldInvestors brace for oil selloff should OPEC deal failThe Sydney Morning HeraldAs speculation swirls around whether OPEC will manage to reach a deal to cut production on Wednesday, investors are bracing for the worst and expect a sh …

Wall Street JournalFreeport-McMoRan Formally Cancels Plans to Take Oil-and-Gas Business PublicWall Street JournalThe largest U.S. mining company by market value, which had filed last year to take Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Inc. public, previously had i …

BloombergThe Oil Crash Has Caused a $1.3 Trillion WipeoutBloombergIt's the oil crash few saw coming, and few have been spared as it erased $1.3 trillion, the equivalent of Mexico's annual GDP, in little more than a year. Take billionaire Carl Icahn …

CNBCSoros bet on Devon Energy, Transocean ahead of oil price riseCNBCThe actions appear to be timely, as oil prices and energy stocks have rebounded this month after a months-long slump. While Brent crude prices fell about 60 percent between June and Janua …

New York TimesVolatility in Oil Draws Hedge Fund MoneyNew York TimesThird Point, the firm run by Daniel S. Loeb, acquired a sizable stake in the oil refinery company Phillips 66, while Leon G. Cooperman's Omega Advisors amassed a new position in Laredo …