ForbesMiddle-East Conflict Leads To Oil SpikeForbesThe Middle-East has been a conflict hot-zone for several millennium. More recently, we watched the Arab Spring, which erupted in December 2010, bringing destruction to the region. Today, we have factions f …

ForbesVulnerable Oil Producers Tap Restructuring Advisors To Negotiate With LendersForbesThe record drop in oil prices over the last six months has consumers – and some investors – cheering. Optimists believe that the economy is ripe for a boost as would-b …

The EconomistNigeria's oilThe EconomistDEAD fish wash up on the once-fertile shores of creeks around Bodo, a town in the Niger delta, that are covered with crude oil more than six years after two massive spills. Locals have only now received compensati …

Business InsiderSaudi Arabia's OPEC governor: It will be hard for oil to reach $100-120 a ...Business Insider"There isn't any political dimension in what we do at the oil ministry — our vision is commercial and economic... We didn't mean t …

Aljazeera.comSaudi Arabia: No political motives behind oil policyAljazeera.comSaudi Arabia's OPEC governor Mohammed al-Madi said his country has no political motives in its oil policy, rejecting criticism over Riyadh's decision to let oil prices sl …

CBC.caPEI gas, diesel and furnace oil prices all down after price changeCBC.caDrivers in Prince Edward Island woke up Saturday to cheaper gas prices after an unexpected price adjustment. At midnight, the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission gave the OK …

Yahoo! Maktoob NewsStressed oil firms turn to junk bonds, bankruptcyYahoo! Maktoob NewsThe oil price crash is taking a growing financial toll on companies throughout the industry, forcing some into bankruptcy and others to issue expensive junk bonds to sta …

Oil's Slippery Slope: Where Will It End?ForbesThe price of oil broke $42.00 per barrel Monday, March 16th, before settling higher at $43.88. The recent downturn in crude has caused many to wonder where prices will go from here. While no one can say wit …

MarketWatchOil futures settle at third lowest level of the yearMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)—Oil futures saw their third lowest settlement of the year on Thursday as traders fretted over record U.S. supplies and failed to see any real indications …

The Hill (blog)Oil Producers Face Skeptical Congress in Drive to End Export BanBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Coming into this year, it seemed that the time was right to overturn a ban on exporting U.S. crude oil: Republicans controlled Congress, production was n …