Financial TimesUS stocks rise as Brent oil nears $50Financial TimesA fresh burst of strength for oil prices and a hefty rally for Apple shares helped US equity indices start the week on a strong note, with a batch of disappointing Chinese economic data lar …

BBC NewsNigeria arrests 'Avengers' oil militantsBBC NewsThe Nigerian army has arrested several suspected members of a militant group called the "Niger Delta Avengers" (NDA), thought to be behind recent attacks on oil pipelines in the sout …

Wall Street JournalOil Bust Has Little Impact on Industry Executive BonusesWall Street JournalIf investors hoped the biggest oil bust in decades would change the way oil industry executives are getting paid, they are probably disappointed. Many large produ …

Wall Street JournalOil Companies Are Still Paying Their CEOs to PumpWall Street JournalIf investors hoped the biggest oil bust in decades would change the way oil industry executives are getting paid, they are probably disappointed. Many large production c …

TheTyee.caThe Year the Oil Bubble BurstTheTyee.caSaudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said as much to a horrified meeting of U.S. petroleum executives in Texas in February. Keeping prices artificially high by limiting oil production has just allowed competitors …

The Australian (subscription)Tesla's takeoff could speed Saudi shift away from oilThe Australian (subscription)The collapse in the oil price from 2014 has had a dramatic impact on the Saudis, who have been forced into (by Saudi standards) draconian fis …

DeadlineDon Johnson: 'Blood & Oil' Not 'Dallas' Redux – TCADeadlineBlood & Oil co-creator/exec producer Rodes Fishburne is a novelist. Reporters Who Cover Television were fascinated by his transition to television, as if they'd …

MarketWatchOil dips below $45 a barrel for first time since MarchMarketWatchThe overall trading action in oil remains “quite bearish,” with crude finding support Tuesday and early Wednesday on apparent short covering after a rout drove futures to multimont …

Business InsiderA fundamental change might be coming to the world's oil marketsBusiness InsiderA flood of bearish news has pushed down oil prices to their lowest levels in months, with WTI nearing $45 per barrel and Brent flirting with sub-$50 territor …

Crude-oil futures extend gains after drop in US inventoriesMarketWatchCrude-oil futures extended gains Wednesday after Energy Department data showed a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude inventories in the week ended July 31. The Energy Information Adm …