Wall Street JournalOil Producing Countries Pummeled by $40 CrudeWall Street JournalThe fall of crude prices to six-year lows in recent weeks has pummeled oil-producing countries from Venezuela to Iraq, threatening their ability to keep pumping petroleum an …

Voice of AmericaVenezuela's Maduro Says Putin Agrees to Support Oil PricesBloombergOPEC member Venezuela and Russia, the largest oil exporter outside the group, agreed on “initiatives” to bring stability to the market, according to Venezuelan President …

From Russia to Iran, the consequences of the global oil bustWashington PostWhile we have been watching the Islamic State and discussing Iran, something much bigger is happening in the world. We are witnessing a historic fall in the price of oil, down more …

BloombergIran Vows More Oil Exports in Sign OPEC to Keep Exceeding TargetBloombergIran's pledge to sell more crude signals that OPEC members will continue pumping above the group's production target, exacerbating the global surplus. Iran can double …

CNNMoneyOPEC won't flinch from oil market fightCNNMoneySaudi Arabia's veteran oil minister Ali al-Naimi led the charge at the OPEC meeting back in November to keep pumping in the face of falling prices. That decision accelerated the price collapse, …

Latin American Herald TribuneParanoia And Purges For Venezuela As Oil Misery ContinuesOilPrice.comAs the finances of Venezuela continue to deteriorate under the collapse of crude oil prices, the government of President Nicolas Maduro is becoming more paran …

Falling oil prices hit Venezuela, Iran and Russia hardWashington PostAs oil prices continued to plunge last week, it was instructive to watch the disparate reactions of three governments whose whopping losses are likely to produce some of the biggest inter …

CNBCOil: Why nobody knows how low it will goCNBCThe plunge in the price of oil over recent months has defied all but the most pessimistic analysts. At the moment, there are no shortage of forecasts to pick from as to how low it may eventually go. Goldman S …

Some on Wall Street see oil plunging to $40, and belowFuelFix (blog)The U.S. benchmark crude price, down more than $60 since June to below $45 yesterday, is on the way to this next threshold, said Societe Generale SA and Bank of America Corp. And Goldman S …