MarketWatchOil up 25% in April, biggest monthly gain since 2009MarketWatchOil futures on Thursday finished with a 25% gain for the month of April to tally their largest monthly gain in almost six years, as a weekly decline in crude inventories at the U.S. …

Wall Street JournalShell Posts Higher Profit Despite Oil Price SlideWall Street JournalThe rise was driven by a combination of depressed earnings a year ago, a U.K. tax break and strong results in its refineries and retail gas stations, which have benefite …

CNBCBP first-quarter profit falls 20% as crude oil price plungesFinancial TimesBP suffered a sharp slide in first-quarter profits, hit by the plunge in crude prices that has battered revenues across the oil industry. The UK-based energy company on Tuesday …

Stuff.co.nzOil washes up in Tauranga estuaryStuff.co.nzHeavy fuel oil spilled from a ship bunkering at the Port of Tauranga has washed up along the shores of the city's inner waterways - leaving a "boiling black mess". At least one bird had b …

Wall Street JournalOil-Industry Debt Mounts UpWall Street JournalSINGAPORE—Oil and gas companies are continuing to pile up debt, a trend some warn could extend the slump in energy prices and hit economies reliant on the sector for growth and tax revenue. B …

USA TODAYInvesting: Making the oil pump work for youUSA TODAYAny big change in the economic environment affects the stock market like a seesaw: Some things go up, some things go down. It's all good fun until little Billy Jones winds up on top of the wa …

Wall Street JournalEurope's Oil Companies Eyed for TakeoverWall Street JournalPossible prey include some of the relatively small but highly leveraged shale oil-and-gas producers that have played a key role in quickly raising U.S. production, a big fact …

Christian Science MonitorIn California and beyond, drilling for oil as water runs shortChristian Science MonitorAdvances in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, have led to a North American energy boom that can use as much as 5 million gallons of water per w …

CBC.caOil spill response 'totally inadequate,' says Vancouver Mayor Gregor RobertsonCBC.caVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has blasted the federal the response to Wednesday's oil spill in English Bay, calling the efforts "totally inadequat …

Wall Street JournalRoyal Dutch Shell's Big Buy Is Blow to Oil-field ServicesWall Street JournalThus far, the oil major, which prides itself on taking a long-term view on investment, has resisted calls to cut capital expenditure dramatically, disappoint …