Wall Street JournalOil Flips Higher on Surprise Drop in InventoriesWall Street JournalOil prices flipped higher Wednesday on a surprise drop in crude inventories. Light, sweet crude for June delivery rose 48 cents, or 1.1%, to $45.14 a barrel on the New Yo …

Rochester Democrat and ChronicleKost Tire to pay $275K penalty for phony oil change feeRochester Democrat and ChronicleALBANY -- Kost Tire Distributors, a Binghamton-based automobile service company, has agreed to pay over $270,000 in penalties through a s …

Financial TimesOil Prices Fluctuate Ahead of US Supply DataWall Street JournalOil prices fluctuated Wednesday ahead of closely watched U.S. supply data, extending recent volatility on the market. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, reversed earlier loss …

BBC NewsCanada Fort McMurray: Oil sands firms to restart productionBBC NewsOil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down. Shell Canada and Suncor said they had resume …

Wall Street JournalUS Crude Stockpiles Push Down Oil PricesWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices fell Wednesday after an industry group reported a higher-than-expected increase in U.S. crude stockpiles, extending recent volatility on the market. Brent crude …

BBC NewsMexico explosion: 30 hurt in blast at Pemex Veracruz oil plantBBC NewsA large explosion has injured at least 30 people at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz. The blast hit a facility owned by Mexico's state oil company, …

BBC NewsMexico explosion: Blast at Pemex Veracruz oil plantBBC NewsA large explosion has rocked an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz, the state governor says. The explosion hit a facility owned by Mexico's national oil company, P …

Wall Street JournalOil Rallies as Distillate Stockpiles ShrinkWall Street JournalThe concern about oversupply is still strong and had sent oil prices tumbling in early trading Wednesday. The American Petroleum Institute had reported late Tuesday that U.S. …

Wall Street JournalOil Turns Higher as US Production SlowsWall Street JournalThe global oil market remains oversupplied more than a year and a half after prices started plunging in mid-2014. While production has started to fall in some regions due to cuts …

Wall Street JournalCrude Prices Tumble as Kuwait Oil Workers End StrikeWall Street JournalOil prices tumbled Wednesday after rising U.S. stockpiles and the end of a Kuwaiti oil-workers' strike stoked fears that a crude glut isn't as close to easing …