New Threat Looms for Oil PricesWall Street JournalFor most of its history, oil has flowed in one direction: from developing nations, where it is produced, to industrialized nations, where it is consumed. That pattern no longer holds true, and the shift cou …

Slate MagazineImagine California Without Oil RefineriesSlate MagazineThe history and idea of California are so tied up with oil—from the oil fields of Bakersfield and Signal Hill to millionaires like J. Paul Getty and Armand Hammer to the state's famou …

Wall Street JournalIn West Texas, Oil Drillers Keep PumpingWall Street JournalMIDLAND, Texas—As a financial storm lashes the U.S. oil patch, energy companies are seeking shelter in the closest thing the industry has to a port: a sprawling expanse of West T …

John Stancavage: Is oil slump reaching a bottom?Tulsa WorldThe trend has had a significant impact on Tulsa, with layoffs at many oil and gas companies and worrisome developments at others, including Samson Petroleum (bankruptcy) and Williams Cos. (a merger …

Jackson Clarion LedgerGulf oil spill settlement to be filedJackson Clarion LedgerNEW ORLEANS — The public is about to get a look at details of an $18 billion settlement agreement announced in July to resolve years of legal fighting over damage done by the …

VanguardFalana petitions Army, DSS chiefs over oil royaltyVanguardDenying several of the allegations in a telephone interview, a lawyer, accused of backing the accused persons to attack the petitioners, said that the crisis in the community is caused by a …

Santa Barbara IndependentRough Times for Santa Barbara's Oil BizSanta Barbara IndependentThe oil industry may not, in fact, be the “dirty, dangerous, and destructive” business that its alliteration-loving critics have been claiming in recent months, bu …

Nikkei Asian ReviewBackyard oil barons risk all for riches in the jungleNikkei Asian ReviewThe illegal oil camp of Da Hut Bin, tucked away in the forests of Minhla, in Magway Region, is a well-hidden one. It is a phenomenon best seen at night: From the top …

Nikkei Asian ReviewBackyard oil barons pursue riches in jungleNikkei Asian ReviewThe illegal oil camp of Da Hut Bin, tucked away in the forests of Minhla, in Magway Region, is a well-hidden one. It is a phenomenon best seen at night: From the top of a moun …

Belfast TelegraphHome heating oil prices hit a six-year lowBelfast TelegraphMr Williams said the Consumer Council monitors home heating oil prices on a weekly basis and publishes the information on its website. "We encourage consumers to shop around f …