CNBCHere's one upside from the oil routCNBCThe oil price slump is hitting home with layoffs and spending cuts but there may be one positive development amid the rash of bad news: companies are tightening their belts more swiftly. "The silver linin …

CNBCOil in charge, short-term relief coming for stocks?CNBCOil dragged stocks lower, as the West Texas Intermediate crude futures contract for February fell to $26.55 per barrel, the lowest since May 2003. Analysts say the expiration of the contract Wednes …

CNBCWant to bet on an oil bounce? Here's how to do itCNBCHistoric lows for crude oil have caused some to start looking for chances to buy the battered commodity, and to look for value in energy stocks. But for traders who desire to get upside exposure …

Kenya has a billion barrels of oil that might not be going anywhereQuartzFidgety oil companies and investors heaved a sigh of relief in August when Kenya and Uganda announced they had picked a route for the world's longest heated pipeline. Finally, the …

SFGateState shuts 33 wells injecting oil wastewater into aquifersSFGateCalifornia regulators ordered oil companies to close on Thursday another 33 wells that had been injecting wastewater into potentially drinkable aquifers protected by federal law. The ne …

MarketWatchOil gains, but ends with a nearly 5% weekly lossMarketWatchExpectations that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will hold a “technical meeting” next week, ahead of its official summit in December, offered a glimmer of hope tha …

CNBCOil ticks up as rig count falls for 7th straight weekCNBCCrude oil prices ticked slightly higher on Friday after oilfield services firm Baker Hughes released weekly data showing the U.S. oil rig count fell for a seventh consecutive week. The number of …

CNBCUS oil settles up 1.9%, at $47.26 a barrelCNBCU.S. crude oil prices closed higher on Friday after oilfield services firm Baker Hughes released weekly data showing the U.S. oil rig count fell for a seventh consecutive week. The number of rigs in the nat …

CNBCOil rig count falls for 7th week, down by 10 rigsCNBCCrude oil prices inched higher in choppy trade on Friday, as short covering fueled a small rally after four days of sharp losses, though gains were limited as prices failed to break through key techn …

FortuneSchlumberger: it'll be a slow, weak recovery for the oil sectorFortuneSchlumberger said spending cuts by companies have been “dramatic”, but it did not say how much it expects oil and gas companies to cut spending in North America and internatio …