CNNMoneyWall Street Sets Aside More Cash to Cover Weakening Oil LoansBloombergWall Street lenders that bankrolled the debt-fueled U.S. oil boom are putting aside more cash to cover potential energy losses as "lower for longer" takes its toll. Aft …

Business Insider AustraliaSaudi Arabia needs to get to grips with cheap oilThe EconomistOil-rich Saudi Arabia is used to big bills. But for the past year the kingdom has aimed to keep the price of oil low by increasing production in an effort to undermine …

Wall Street JournalOil Price Slide Puts a Lid on Gains in Other SectorsWall Street JournalA slide in oil prices dragged down energy shares, keeping a lid on gains in other sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.7 points in early trade, at 17089 …

CNNMoneyNorth Dakota hit by falling oil pricesCNNMoneyThe number of mining and logging jobs in North Dakota, a category that includes oil field workers, has dropped by 3,700, or 12%, since March. That accounts for about half the job losses in the state in …

Wall Street JournalOil Patch Braces for Financial ReckoningWall Street JournalU.S. energy companies have defied financial gravity for more than a year, borrowing and spending billions of dollars to pump oil, even as crude prices plummeted. Until now. The o …

Globalnews.caMurphy Oil wells shut down for non-compliance by Alberta regulatorGlobalnews.caCALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator has shut or partially shut 16 oil wells operated by Murphy Oil Company Ltd. for failing to comply with various rules. The reg …

Channel News AsiaPirates and hold-ups: crime strikes Venezuela's oil industryChannel News AsiaMARACAIBO, Venezuela: When night falls over western Venezuela, armed gangs known as "pirates" sometimes ride boats into muggy Lake Maracaibo to stea …

Wolfram: American oil production is still strongThe Detroit NewsThe shale revolution made possible by the advancement in horizontal drilling has changed the landscape of U.S. oil production by drastically lowering the cost of producing oil. In economic ter …

De Smog Blog (blog)New Research Confirms Earthquake Swarms Caused by Oil and Gas IndustryDe Smog Blog (blog)The evidence establishing that the oil and gas industry is causing earthquakes grew much stronger last week, as two scientific papers clarified exac …

Wall Street JournalOil Wells Yield a Gusher of Goofy NamesWall Street JournalAMBROSE, N.D.—How well an oil well is named is an afterthought for many companies, but for others it is an obsession. Ron Burgundy, Dean Wormer and Ty Webb have all taken on new l …