Daily KosOil shock and our energy futureDaily KosFor a region like North America, low oil prices are a godsend. We use more oil overall and more oil per capita than anywhere else. Around 20 million barrels of the roughly 100 million used each day across th …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Oil Enters Bear Market as Investors Lose Faith in OPEC's CutsWall Street Journal (subscription)Oil prices tumbled in the second quarter, swinging into a bear market as many investors who at the start of the year clung …

Oil settles higher for a third-straight sessionMarketWatchOil prices climbed Tuesday to tally a third session gain in a row, as traders looked to weekly data from the U.S. government on petroleum supplies. The Energy Information Administration will release …

The Hill (blog)With ban lifted, US oil exporters starting to flex their musclesThe Hill (blog)During the first four months of 2017, the U.S. exported three times more crude oil to international counterparties than during the same timeframe in 2016. Includi …

Oil Prices Pare Losses as Sentiment ImprovesWall Street Journal (subscription)Oil prices wavered between gains and losses on Tuesday, as investors weighed more positive market sentiment against concerns over increasing global supply. Light, sweet crude for …

MetroDon't put tea tree oil in your vaginaMetroLast week, someone posted a query to Mumsnet: 'Am I being unreasonable… To douche with tea tree oil before a smear test?' The woman explained that before each smear test or gynaecological appointme …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)The Cheap Resource That Worries Oil Shale DrillersWall Street Journal (subscription)Even after a recent selloff, leading producers of sand used by oil and gas producers—companies like Hi-Crush Partners and U.S. Silica Hold …

The Hill (blog)Split in oil-price, rig-count flows a cause for concern? Not yet.The Hill (blog)In an unusual twist, the growth rate of the U.S. land-based rig count eclipsed the rate of change in the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil last fa …

MarketWatchOil prices under pressure after historical high for US crude stocksMarketWatch“If January 2017 was considered a fairly 'boring' month for crude oil prices, February was even worse!” the Singapore Exchange said in a note, pointing out tha …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)A Surprising Clue About Oil Prices TodayWall Street Journal (subscription)The doubling in oil prices over the past year, aided by OPEC's output deal, has revived U.S. drilling and production. Now, the energy world is a …