Penn State NewsStudent group bridges the gap between engineering and businessPenn State NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A revamped student organization housed in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is gaining exposu …

Petroleum engineer degrees going from boom to bustCNBCUntil recently, America's energy sector held the promise of a fat paycheck and generous bonus to graduates with a bachelors degree in petroleum engineering. But now students in the discipline are si …

PoliticoBudget deal could lift oil export banPoliticoBut the bright side for the GOP is that Democrats seem serious about striking a bargain on lifting oil exports, despite pressure from greens and resistance from the White House. The challenge for the GOP …

CNBCLots of words, but no OPEC action even as oil soarsCNBCDespite talk of output reductions, OPEC is unlikely to leave its meeting Friday with any agreement on production cuts. Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Saudi Arabia was seeking a product …

CNBCThe OPEC countries hit hardest by low oil pricesCNBCPlunging oil prices have left many crude-exporting countries with budgets that simply won't balance. For many of the biggest producers — places like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Algeria — oil accou …

CNBCEnergy mergers: The year that wasn'tCNBCLow oil prices have forced U.S. drillers to make tough decisions on capital spending and staffing, but when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, the industry has remained stuck in wait-and-see mode. Dealmaki …

CNBCDon't hold your breath waiting for energy mergersCNBCLow oil prices have forced U.S. drillers to make tough decisions on capital spending and staffing, but when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, the industry has remained stuck in wait-and-see m …

BBC NewsDoes Turkey really get its oil from Islamic State?BBC NewsThe Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has suggested that the decision by Turkey to shoot down a Russian military aircraft a week ago was "dictated by the desire to protect the oil supp …

CNBCWhy OPEC's plan to balance oil markets backfiredCNBCConventional thinking then was that the U.S. oil patch would be littered with bankruptcies, and production would collapse. As for Russia, the world's largest energy producer would be forced to …

CNBCHow US drillers are beating OPEC's new oil orderCNBCAll eyes are on Vienna this week as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets Friday to discuss whether members will hold oil production steady, continuing a policy put in place …