Business InsiderThe supply and demand explanation for the oil price crash stinksBusiness InsiderOil prices crashed in the middle of last year because US shale oil supply surged and Chinese demand for the commodity slumped, leading to huge oversupply in the …

Telegraph.co.ukFull fiscal autonomy would be 'disastrous' for Scotland after fall in oil priceTelegraph.co.uk“Full fiscal autonomy would result in the loss of this transfer and, without sufficient oil revenues to mitigate such a loss, a sizeable fi …

Detroit Free PressObama proposes expanding oil-drilling ban in Alaska wildlife refugeLos Angeles TimesPresident Obama proposed designating 1.4 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as protected wilderness, drawing cheers from environmentalis …

The Weekend Is Over And Crude Oil Is Getting Smoked AgainBusiness InsiderThe weekend is over in New York and near 7:05 pm ET, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down another 2.5% to $44.45 a barrel. Additionally, US stock futures were selli …

The GuardianScotland advised not to take North Sea oil for grantedThe Guardian“I had known Aberdeen pre-oil. I won't know Aberdeen post-oil, I will have gone, but there are generations out there who have always just taken it for granted, and who have b …

For Angola, plunging oil price jeopardises budgetBangkok Post"We will go through a difficult time now because the government cannot afford to implement the budget they had adopted for the year," said Jose de Oliviera, an independent consultant in …

Telegraph.co.ukSNP accused of hypocrisy after demanding Westminster help over North Sea oilTelegraph.co.ukMr Ewing urged the UK to cut the supplementary charge levied by the Treasury on oil firms and implement an exploration tax credit to "bring up th …

Sydney Morning HeraldCheap oil will fuel global economy: World BankSydney Morning HeraldThe slump in oil prices is set to boost the global economy, with crude-importing countries expected to substantially benefit, says the World Bank. A 10 per cent drop in …

Telegraph.co.ukSNP ministers 'go missing' during North Sea oil slumpTelegraph.co.ukMr Murphy said: “I was in Aberdeen yesterday meeting with Oil and Gas UK, Aberdeen City Council and representatives of trade unions in the oil industry. The impressi …