Can the spurned oil sector stage a comeback with investors?  The Washington PostHardly anyone heard the recent thunderclap in the stock market. For the first time in nearly a century, the oil giant that is now ExxonMobil fell out of the Standard …

U.S. shale firms cut budgets, staff as oil-price outlook dims  ReutersOil producers and their suppliers are cutting budgets, staffs and production goals amid a growing consensus of forecasts that oil and gas prices will stay low for ... Read more …

Argentine oil workers at grains port begin strike - union  Reuters AfricaAn Argentine union for oil workers has kicked off a national strike over wages, complicating grains crushing and exports in the main agricultural province of the ... Read mo …

Libya's state oil firm demands pay rise for workers  ReutersLibya's state oil firm NOC has demanded a pay rise of 67% for its workers which it plans to discuss with the Tripoli government next week, the company said in a ... Read more https://www …

Big Oil's Big Bet on Natural Gas Has Been a Big Headache  Yahoo Finance(Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest oil companies have been steadily shifting investments toward natural gas, driven by an emerging globally traded market and ... Read more htt …

U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for fifth week in a row: Baker Hughes  Midwest CommunicationBy Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a fifth week in a row as most independent producers cut …

Nigerian oil union suspends industrial action planned over Chevron...  ReutersOne of Nigeria's main oil and gas trade unions said on Friday it had suspended planned industrial action related to a staffing dispute with U.S. oil major Chevron. Read …

Nigerian oil union suspends industrial action planned over Chevron dispute  ReutersOne of Nigeria's main oil and gas trade unions said on Friday it had suspended planned industrial action related to a staffing dispute with U.S. oil major Chevron. …

North Dakota mulling study of lightning strikes in oil patch  Newscenter1.tvAssociated Press,. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is considering whether to study lightning strikes at saltwater disposal sites after lightning hit state ... Read mo …

UPDATE 1-Nigeria oil union threatens industrial action in Chevron dispute  Reuters(Adds details, quote). ABUJA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - One of Nigeria's main oil and gas trade unions on Thursday threatened to take industrial action over a staffing ... …