CNBCWall Street seen lower as falling oil prices weighCNBCU.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, as crude oil prices fell following the Christmas weekend. U.S. and Brent crude futures for February both fell by around 2.2 …

CNBCWhy 'midstream' energy mergers are boomingCNBCTransactions worth at least $1 billion drove significant increases in total M&A activity in the oil and gas space. Total deal volume ticked up in the July-to-September period to $91.2 billion, c …

Financial TimesIsrael turns to Kurdistan for three-quarters of its oil suppliesFinancial TimesThe imports highlight the significant inroads that oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is making into world markets, with Italy, France and Greece also emerging as big buyer …

Wall Street JournalDon't Dive Into Oil YetWall Street JournalWith oil dipping below $40, is it time to dive in? A roughly 30% drop in the oil price since June naturally has both bulls and bears making pitches. For example, hedge funds have adopted an u …

BloombergHalf the Gain Gone in Energy Partnerships Bitten by Rates, OilBloombergThe Federal Reserve's expected rate hike by year-end has lessened demand for yield-generating equity assets that may soon find themselves playing catch-up to bonds. Meanwhi …

CNBCOil stocks rally after inventory dataCNBCAnd yet, there is scant belief that we are in for some sustained rally in oil stocks. Partly, this is because trader sentiment is very negative after huge losses trying to buy the bottom in energy stocks January …

BBC NewsWhat will Opec do about the oil supply?BBC NewsWith oil prices down some 40% in a year, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are once again getting together in Vienna this week to decide whether to cut o …

CNBC5 oil stocks to buy ahead of key dataCNBCU.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil—battered to a 34 percent loss in the last year—settled up nearly 2 percent Tuesday at its highest level since December. Still, data in recent weeks suggest the oi …

Decline of North Sea Oil Fields Forces Political Shifts in BritainNew York TimesThe British government, which has long treated the oil industry as a cash cow, was forced to confront the threat to jobs and taxes during the run-up to last year's referend …

Business InsiderA venture capital firm just bet £2.5 million on oil companies using dronesBusiness InsiderLondon venture capital fund MMC Ventures is betting £2.5 million ($3.8 million) on drones being the future for the oil and gas industry. MMC has inves …