Motley FoolThese 5 Oil Stocks Got Blasted in AprilMotley FoolApril was a tough month for oil stocks. While the price of crude oil only dropped 2%, it did fall nearly 8% from its peak in the mid-$50s in early April, closing the month below the crucial $50-a …

Crude Oil - It's Never Pretty Near The Lows | Seeking AlphaSeeking AlphaCrude oil makes a new low for 2017. Commodities had been moving lower. All signs pointed lower for oil. The politics of crude favor a stable price. Watch out fo.and more &raqu …

Despite Sanctions, Russia's Oil Industry Powers OnWall Street Journal (subscription)The sanctions, put in place by the U.S. and European Union in 2014 after Russia's annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine, were meant to limit Russia's pursu …

CNNMoneyTrump Administration Won't Waive Sanctions for Oil Project Exxon Planned in RussiaWall Street Journal (subscription)The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Exxon last month sought a waiver on Russian sanctions for its oil exploration …

Wall Street JournalAs Oil Reserves Dwindle, Russia Weighs Tax Increases to Fill Budget GapsWall Street JournalMOSCOW—Russia is exploring a raft of potentially unpopular new tax measures in the coming years, government officials say, as the oil-dependent co …

Bloomberg$40 Oil May Force Russia Into an Emergency Rate Hike, Economists SayBloombergWhen asked about the central bank's own analysis of the $40-per-barrel oil scenario, which found a roughly 600 billion ruble capital deficit and two-fold increase in …

USA TODAY4 dead, 16 hurt in oil platform fire in Gulf of MexicoUSA TODAYAt least four people were killed and 16 workers injured when a fire erupted early Wednesday on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico belonging to Mexico's state petroleum giant Pem …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Slip as US-Iran Nuclear Talks Continue Past DeadlineWall Street JournalLONDON—U.S. oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors tracked the Iranian nuclear talks and a buildup in U.S. oil supplies. On the New York Mercantile Exch …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Rise to Largest One-Day Gain in Two MonthsWall Street JournalNEW YORK—The benchmark U.S. oil price jumped to its largest one-day gain in nearly two months on Wednesday as traders seized on a sign that U.S. crude production cou …

Crude reality: Oil poses biggest political riskCNBCLow oil prices will compound political risks across emerging markets this year, according to a new report released Wednesday. Aon's Political Risk Map for 2015 warns that countries including Russia, Ir …