U.S. Oil Prices Decline on Global Slowdown Fears  Wall Street Journal•U.S. oil prices fell Wednesday as investors remained focused on global economic-growth concerns and how a slowdown might put a dent in demand for oil. Read more https://www.wsj …

Kuwait appoints four new cabinet members, including oil minister  The NationalKhaled Al Fadhel previously served as undersecretary at the ministry of commerce. Read more https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/kuwait-appoints-four-new-cabinet-membe …

Peters: We must prepare for the unknowns of a Great Lakes oil spill  Lansing State JournalAn oil spill from a pipeline break poses an enormous economic and environmental risk to the Great Lakes. Read more https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story …

Worries about worker dangers grow amid US oil and gas boom  Star TribuneParker Waldridge had worked in the Oklahoma oilfields since he was 16 and acquired the traits that make a good driller: fortitude, intellect and a healthy respect ... Read mo …

Taylor Energy sues to block order to contain 14-year-old oil leak in Gulf of Mexico  NOLA.comThe platform toppled during Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Read more https://www.nola.com/business/2018/12/taylor-energy-sues-to-block-order-to-contain-14-year- …

11 accused of participating in honey oil lab appear in court  Stockton RecordSTOCKTON — Space was tight inside Department 7B of the San Joaquin County Superior Court as 11 individuals alleged to have participated in a honey oil lab ... Read more …

An Investor’s Guide to Emerging-Market Risks in 2019  BloombergEmerging markets are tentatively picking themselves up from the floor after a rout that's wiped more than $5 trillion off the value of stocks since January. But the ... Read more http …

Oil renews plunge, sending energy sector down 3%  Seeking AlphaThe bounce in crude was pretty short-lived, with WTI down 4.5% on the session to a new roughly 15-month low of $46 per barrel. That's got the Energy SPDR d. Read more https://seekinga …

Oil Prices Rise on U.S. Inventory Decline, Saudi Pledge  Wall Street JournalOil prices surged, recouping nearly half of their huge losses from a day earlier as U.S. oil inventories declined for a third week. Read more https://www.wsj.com/articles …

Wall Street JournalOil Approaches Six-Week HighWall Street JournalOil prices climbed to the highest levels in weeks on Thursday, boosted by a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. petroleum stockpiles. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 1.1% to $70.25 a b …