ForbesOil Slump Sets Scene for MergersWall Street JournalA year-and-a-half on from the start of the worst crude-oil price crash in a generation, the biggest U.S. and European energy companies have delayed projects and made such deep budget cuts that they w …

New York TimesMarketsOil leaps as Russia says may meet Saudi on cutFinancial TimesOil prices jumped 5 per cent to near $35 a barrel on Thursday after reports said Russia's energy minister was ready to meet with Opec and Saudi Arabia to discuss a produc …

Wall Street JournalMajors' Quandary: Why Drill for Oil When They Can Buy Somebody Else's?Wall Street JournalHe expects the most likely takeover candidates would be oil companies with a stock-market value between $10 billion and $40 billion—relative …