NPROil Boom Means Sky Watchers Hoping for Starlight Just Get Stars, LiteNPRIt's getting harder to see the stars in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and it's due to flares, drilling rigs and all the lights from the Bakken oilfiel …

MarketWatchOil futures settle at a more than one-week lowMarketWatchOil futures on Thursday marked their lowest settlement level in more than a week, as a growing U.S. crude stockpile and strength in the dollar pulled prices below $46 a barrel. Natural-gas …

EcoWatchPortland City Council Passes Strong Resolution Opposing Oil TrainsEcoWatchLast night, the Portland City Council approved a resolution opposing projects that would increase oil train traffic through the Columbia River Gorge and the Portland metro ar …

Saudi Arabia fights for European oil marketFinancial TimesSaudi Arabia's state oil company has cut its official selling prices to Europe, as the world's largest exporter of crude attempts to retain its share of an oversupplied market. The de facto …

Chron.com (blog)Apache posts multibillion-dollar loss as oil production slipsChron.com (blog)HOUSTON — Apache Corp. posted a $5.66 billion loss on Thursday, taking charges for asset write-offs and other items as it was hit by both low crude prices and slid …

Wall Street JournalAmec Becomes Latest Oil-Field Services Firm Hit by Falling Crude PricesWall Street JournalOil-field service companies like Amec have suffered the most from the drop in global oil prices to below $50 a barrel, from a peak of over $100 a b …