VICEWhen Oil Boomtowns Go BustVICE"Empty tank cars head back to North Dakota for more Bakken crude" (2013). Photo via Flickr user Roy Luck. One-third of energy used in the US comes from natural gas. In 2015, the US consumed 7.08 billion barrels o …

CNNMoneyOil milestone: Fracking fuels half of U.S. outputCNNMoneyIt recently hit a new milestone in the U.S. Fracking now accounts for more than half of all U.S. oil output, according to the Energy Information Administration. It's a stunning feat consi …

E! OnlineOil-Infused Beauty Products Work WondersE! OnlineYou're no beauty novice, but there's one ingredient that could be missing from your makeup and hair products. Seriously, if you're not hip to the many ways that oil can completely save t …

CNNMoneyU.S. Gulf of Mexico pumping oil like never beforeCNNMoneyBut deepwater projects require enormous lead times, making them far less flexible than shale oil fields -- some of which have been shut down due to cheap oil. By comparison, many of the Gulf …

Sydney Morning HeraldColgate-Palmolive, Johnson&Johnson, and PepsiCo fail to keep palm oil promisesSydney Morning HeraldCompanies behind everyday products such as toothpaste, packaged bread and chocolate are failing to eliminate the use of palm oil lin …

MarketWatchUS stocks end higher as oil risesMarketWatchU.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, building on the previous session's big rally, partly thanks to a jump in the energy sector following higher oil prices. A somber take on the U.S economy in t …

Wall Street JournalOil Bust Forces West Texas to AdjustWall Street JournalAs oil and gas producers slash production around Texas, small-business owners like Clint Fletcher are suffering the consequences. Mr. Fletcher, who owns stakes in nearly two-dozen bu …

Italy Moves to Toughen Penalties for Olive Oil FraudNew York TimesThe decree is intended to regulate penalties for counterfeiting olive oil and its origins. One example of counterfeiting would be declaring that an oil was 100 percent Italian extra-virgin o …

MarketWatchS&P 500, Nasdaq eye best one-day gain since January as oil ralliesMarketWatchU.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as investors scooped up bank and technology stocks, highlighting a renewed appetite for assets considered risky as oil stormed higher. B …

MarketWatchOil gains on report of possible move this month to stabilize outputMarketWatchU.S. oil production has posted slight but steady declines throughout 2016 and “a number of prominent producers” have announced plans to reduce year-over-year output by …