The GuardianExxonMobil under investigation by US financial watchdog over oil valuationsThe GuardianAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Exxon is the only major energy producer that hasn't lowered its valuations since oil prices fell two years ago. Sha …

Business InsiderIt has gotten so tough in the oil patch that people have stopped paying their mortgagesBusiness Insideroil worker drill fracking bakken Scott Berreth, a derrick hand for Raven Drilling, working on an oil rig drilling into the Bakken shale f …

BOE ReportNorthern Oil and Gas Fires CEO as SEC Investigates HimWall Street JournalNorthern Oil and Gas said it has never owned any interest in Dakota Plains and it doesn't believe it is the focus of any investigation by a governmental agency regarding …

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 …

The GuardianDodd-Frank's bid to clean up extractive industries stymied by oil business ...The GuardianWorkers in a remote rainforest in Gabon perform their duties on an onshore oil and gas rig site. Legislation targeting corruption in the global extrac …

Yahoo NewsDespite Netanyahu claim, cheap oil not seen swaying Iran behaviorYahoo NewsThey noted that Iran has withstood extreme fluctuations in crude prices before and that sanctions have blunted the effect of oil on its economy. Others said Iran would lik …

The lonely life of the NZ oil explorerStuff.co.nzIt's a hard row to hoe being a New Zealand-based oil and gas company. It's really no wonder there are so few of them. Of those that do exist, the smallest and most land-based are either struggling or …

Financial PostThe price of oil is about to blow a hole in corporate accountingFinancial PostThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires drillers to calculate the value of their oil reserves every year using average prices from the first trading da …

Here's What Will Send Oil Prices Back Up AgainSmarter AnalystOil's rapid decline since August of last year has been dramatic. To listen to some commentators you would also think it is unprecedented and irreversible. Those claiming that oil will con …