Financial TimesS&P 500 touches record high as crude prices jumpFinancial TimesEnergy stocks rose sharply on both sides of the Atlantic as oil prices leapt in response to news that Opec had won the backing of countries outside the oil cartel to particip …

Did Big Oil Layoff Too Many Workers Too Quickly?OilPrice.comWhat was once a mere warning to the oil industry has now become a reality: the severe cost cuts undertaken by virtually every oil and gas business in the world has created a serious workforce shor …

RTWeather Affects Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup in North DakotaABC NewsA company with a history of oil field-related spills in North Dakota and Montana is being hampered by winter weather in its cleanup of a "significant" pipeline break that leaked …

Financial TimesBig oil collides with a family fortuneFinancial TimesThe Rockefeller name remains synonymous with the capitalist bludgeon of John D Rockefeller and Standard Oil, the 19th century monopoly that created one of the greatest fortunes in history. …

CNBCThree ways Gulf of Mexico drillers could win Trump's war on regulationsCNBCGulf of Mexico oil and gas drillers could see some relief from a more industry-friendly White House, according to a major energy consulting firm. That relief probably would …

CNBCWhy Hillary Clinton's energy plan probably won't workCNBCHillary Clinton has vowed to slash U.S. oil consumption in the next decade as part of an overall plan to shift the country to clean, renewable energy, but experts say her goal is probably …

CNBCClinton's plan to reduce US oil consumption probably won't workCNBCHillary Clinton says she'll slash U.S. oil consumption in the next decade, but experts say her goal is probably impossible.and more » Read more http://news.google …

Duluth News TribuneEnbridge Energy Drops Plans for Sandpiper Crude Oil PipelineABC NewsEnbridge Energy said Thursday it has dropped its proposal to build the Sandpiper crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Enbridge attorneys notified the Minnesota …

CBC.caSuncor raises bid for Canadian Oil Sands, gets $6.6B dealCBC.caThe new pact has the OK of Canadian Oil Sands investor Seymour Schulich too. That's a significant get because Schulich had campaigned against the previous Suncor bid and bought full-p …

CBC.caSuncor Energy makes $4.3B bid for Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.CBC.caSuncor said the offer would give shareholders of Canadian Oil Sands a stake in Canada's largest integrated energy company, which includes the Petro-Canada chain of fuel stations as we …