New York Times$9.5 Billion Purchase by Concho Is Latest Sign of West Texas Oil ...New York TimesHOUSTON — Two Texas oil companies joined forces on Wednesday in the biggest deal yet in the Southwestern oil patch, one that should add momentum to the rush to …

The Globe and MailTop Canadian oil stock since crash is small Colombia drillerThe Globe and MailSince crude prices sank below $100 a barrel three years ago, investors in oil stocks have been sending one clear message to companies: Stick to your knitting. N …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Old Oil Is New AgainWall Street Journal (subscription)From California's Central Valley to the Native American lands of Oklahoma, more small- and mid-sized oil firms—many backed by private equity—are forgoing expensive …

Billings GazetteNorth Dakota oil production slips in JuneBillings GazetteBISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota's oil production slipped in June but remained above 1 million barrels per day for the fifth consecutive month. The Department of Mineral Resources sa …

Barron'sChina Oil Stocks Upgraded, Rotate From Sinopec Into CNOOCBarron'sFollowing the pullback, we believe China's oil & gas sector now offers favourable risk-reward for both short and long-term investors. The recovery in oil fundamentals remains …

Wall Street JournalNorth Dakota Crude Oil Output Rises to Five-Month HighWall Street JournalNorth Dakota's crude-oil production in October rose to a five-month high and climbed back above the one million barrel a day level for the first time since July …

Domestic Companies To Get A Larger Slice Of Nigeria's Oil PieOilPrice.comContracts for crude oil production in Nigeria for the 2017 term will be awarded in the middle of December, according to a source from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. "T …

Wall Street JournalMonterey Ballot Vote Is Rare Victory for Anti-Fracking Movement in Oil CountryWall Street JournalThe national anti-fracking movement scored a victory in California this week as voters in Monterey County approved a ballot measure to ban f …

Financial TimesSeaway leak helps send US oil below $50Financial TimesReversing Seaway helped reconnect US oil markets with prices in the rest of the world. The price discount for WTI crude against Brent, its international counterpart, has narrowed to about …

Wall Street JournalBankruptcy Bust: How Zombie Companies Are Killing the Oil RallyWall Street JournalTheir owners may be bankrupt, but the sprawling mines of Wyoming's Powder River Basin are still churning out coal. It is the same story in oil fields a …