Hercules Offshore to File for Chapter 11 Again, Hit by Oil Price SlumpWall Street JournalLast year, Hercules seemed to be taking a proactive approach to its finances, filing for bankruptcy in August, relatively early in the oil and gas downturn, after stri …

Wall Street JournalChevron-led Consortium to Invest Up to $37 Billion in Kazakh Oil FieldWall Street JournalCompanies have been forced to delay or cancel about $270 billion in projects through March since oil prices began their long slide, according to Rys …

Wall Street JournalKazakh Energy Minister Says Chevron-led Consortium to Invest Up To $37 Billion in Oil FieldWall Street JournalASTANA, Kazakhstan—A Chevron Corp.-led consortium is set to invest up to $37 billion as it increases output at a giant oil fiel …

Wall Street JournalFreeport-McMoRan Formally Cancels Plans to Take Oil-and-Gas Business PublicWall Street JournalThe largest U.S. mining company by market value, which had filed last year to take Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Inc. public, previously had i …

The Sydney Morning HeraldOil Search makes $3b bid for PNG rival InterOilThe Sydney Morning HeraldLess than a year after shaking off a quixotic takeover offer from Woodside Petroleum, Oil Search has agreed to acquire InterOil in a cash and scrip offer worth …

WLS-TVMotor oil myth: How often should you get an oil change?WLS-TV"And they recommend 5,000 miles or 6 months for each oil change with no qualifications, so if you own that car, 3,000 miles is just a little bit too soon," Appel said. ABC7's …

International Monetary FundAlgeria Seeks to Diversify, Reshape Economy as Oil Revenues DeclineInternational Monetary FundThe government has started to undertake fiscal consolidation and initiated some reforms, but more needs to be done to adequately respon …

Wall Street JournalFMC Technologies, Technip Agree to $13 Billion Oil-Services MergerWall Street JournalPARIS--FMC Technologies and French oil-services rival Technip Thursday said they will merge in a $13 billion deal, a sign of accelerating consolidation …

Business InsiderOil's recent outperformance can be traced back to one thingBusiness Insider"The recent divergence can probably be explained by wildfires in Canada and pipeline bombings in Nigeria, which have knocked over 1.5 million barrels per da …

USA TODAYStocks open higher as oil rallies to $47 a barrel ongoing questions about consumerUSA TODAYWall Street, still smarting over weak retail earnings that raised questions about the health of U.S. consumers, is pushing stocks higher Thursday amid a reb …