BloombergWhy Oil ETFs Can't Catch a BreakBloombergSince you don't have the billion-dollar backing of a commodities-trading house, you acted in the only way you could and bought into an oil exchange-traded fund. Nice work, you'd think. Crude is …

BBC NewsAustralia row hampers East Timor's oil ambitionsBBC NewsNear Suai on East Timor's south coast, a rusty old oil pump sits near a beach, some mangroves and the ruins of an old prison from the Portuguese era. It's not good for much, but it …

Wall Street JournalIran Shakes Up Leadership of State Oil CompanyWall Street JournalIran replaced the head of its state-oil company on Sunday amid tension within the government over how to handle the return of foreign investment after Western sanctions lif …

Wall Street JournalIranian Oil, Shipping Companies Strike $2.4 Billion South Korean Ship DealWall Street JournalATHENS—Major Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and oil producer Iranian Offshore Oil Co. have reached preliminary …

Wall Street JournalIranian Oil, Shipping Companies Set For $2.4 Billion Ship DealsWall Street JournalATHENS—Major Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and oil producer Iranian Offshore Oil Co. have reached preliminary deals with …

Wall Street JournalIranian Oil, Shipping Companies Set $2.4 Billion in Ship DealsWall Street JournalATHENS—Major Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and oil producer Iranian Offshore Oil Co. have reached preliminary deals with …

Wall Street Journal (blog)Energy Sector Rally Not Keeping Up With Oil's SurgeWall Street Journal (blog)The energy sector has been getting a big boost the past few months, with the price of U.S. oil rising steadily, and hitting $50 a barrel this morning …

Wall Street JournalIran's Oil Deals Hit Banking SnagWall Street JournalTEHRAN—Even after the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, long-standing U.S. banking limitations are impeding the country's oil resurgence by forcing energy compani …

New York TimesPast is prologue? Saudi Arabia's clumsy oil diplomacyBrookings Institution (blog)In the face of the Iranian stance, the decision to proceed with Sunday's meeting among major oil producers seemed to suggest Saudi flexibility on the que …

Wall Street JournalRussia Opens Up New Oil Front: IndiaWall Street JournalRussia is opening a new front in its battle for a bigger share of the global oil market: India. Later this year, Russian state-controlled oil giant OAO Rosneft plans to start sending …