Wall Street JournalOman to Build Giant Solar Plant to Extract OilWall Street JournalFor years, the unforgiving desert of Oman has required special tools to extract some of the planet's heaviest crude. The Persian Gulf sultanate's repertoire now inc …

Wall Street JournalUS Oil Prices Snap Three-Week Winning StreakWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices slid Friday as the dollar strengthened and the decline in U.S. drilling slowed down. Light, sweet crude for July delivery settled down $1, or 1.6%, at $59 …

MarketWatchOil ekes out a 10th straight weekly gainMarketWatchOil futures settled lower on Friday, with the U.S. benchmark scoring its 10th straight week gain by a thread, as concerns over the global glut of crude supplies persisted ahead of a long holiday …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Strengthen on US Supply DropWall Street JournalOil prices gained Thursday on a decline in U.S. oil storage levels and better economic numbers from China. Light, sweet crude for July delivery recently rose $1.04, or 1.8%, to $6 …

De Smog Blog (blog)How Much Water Does The California Oil Industry Actually Use?De Smog Blog (blog)The oil industry, for its part, insists it is a responsible user of water. The Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry lobbying group, for inst …

BloombergHalliburton posts $643 million loss on oil slumpFuelFix (blog)HOUSTON – Oil field services firm Halliburton posted a first-quarter net loss of $643 million as drilling rigs continued to go silent in North American oil fields and producers asked fo …

CNBCFed could be to blame for oil's decline: AnalystCNBCThe dramatic 10-month drop in the price of oil could be due to ultra-loose monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve, according to a senior analyst at a major financial services company. Mark Le …

CNBCOil back below $50 as OPEC hopes fadeCNBCThe oil cartel is not due to meet until June this year but a report by the Financial Times - with comments by Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Nigerian oil minister - suggested that an emergency meeting was due in th …

WCSH-TVMiddle school copes with effects of improper oil deliveryWCSH-TVThe mistake happened last Wednesday, when a delivery driver who was apparently not familiar with the school, put oil into an above ground pipe from a septic tank, instead of the undergr …

Irish TimesLow oil prices will have knock-on effects of deflation and environmental harmIrish TimesOne of the more favourable economic “surprises” over the past six months has been the fall in oil prices. Already the gain is clear to anyone who has filled …