BBC NewsTaking a dip in an oil bath for Planet OilBBC NewsProfessor Iain Stewart explains how it does more than just heat our homes, gamely taking a dip in a bath of oil to explain how the black stuff is believed by some to be good for our health. Watch Pl …

FuelFix (blog)Russia to battles over billions in oil taxes amid crude price crashFuelFix (blog)Russia, where energy production provides more than half of state revenue, is preparing for a battle with oil producers over taxing the country's most vital i …

ReutersOil falls as IEA warns stocks may hit all-time highReutersOil prices received a boost on Monday after a monthly report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised the forecast for 2015 demand for its oil to 29.2 million ba …

Christian Science MonitorWhy oil markets have become so volatile [Recharge]Christian Science MonitorYo-yo: Mixed signals make for turbulent oil markets. On the one hand, ample US oil stocks and Saudi price cuts kept downward pressure on oil prices last wee …

ReutersOil steadies near $58 as US rig count offsets Chinese dataReutersBut the falling number of U.S. oil rigs, at its lowest since December 2011, reduced the impact of the Chinese data on oil prices, which have dropped more than 50 percent since June. St …