Washington PostGlobal oil prices spike to four-year highsWashington PostGlobal oil prices on Monday topped $80 a barrel for the first time in four years as a confluence of world events, including the renewed sanctions against Iran, stifle global supply. Th …

Washington PostGlobal oil prices spike to four-year highs - The Washington PostWashington PostGlobal oil prices on Monday topped $80 a barrel for the first time in four years as a confluence of world events, including the renewed sanctions against Iran,&nb …

FortuneOil services job cuts reach 25000Houston ChronicleWeatherford International's 15 percent job cut brings the tally of layoffs by the world's four biggest oil field services companies to 25,000 in recent weeks - a bigger number in a shorter ti …

Wall Street JournalAnalysts Blow Calls on Oil StocksWall Street JournalIn late November, as collapsing oil prices pummeled energy-company shares, a Raymond James & Associates analyst told investors that energy stocks were still a good bet. With a barre …

STRATFOROil Keeps Asia GuessingBloombergWith most of the region a net importer, and consumption spurred by rising incomes and an expanding middle class, getting the oil-price assumption right -- or nearly right -- is crucial for everything from government …

Wall Street JournalAnalysts Blow Calls on OilWall Street JournalIn late November, as collapsing oil prices pummeled energy-company shares, a Raymond James & Associates analyst told investors that energy stocks were still a good bet. With a barrel of cr …

CTV NewsToronto stock market declines, oil prices fall back amid rising inventoriesToronto StarCrude prices gave back a chunk of the 19 per cent surge registered over the previous four sessions, down $4.60 to $48.45 (U.S.) a barrel. Prices started heading …