CNBCAsia markets mixed; Brent hits $50 for the first time in nearly 7 monthsCNBCAcross Asian markets, the energy sector saw gains as oil prices hit the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time since early November, but broader markets were mixed. In Japan, the …

CNBCAsia markets lower; Brent hits $50 for the first time in nearly 7 monthsCNBCAcross Asian markets, the energy sector saw gains as oil prices hit the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time since early November, but broader markets were mostly lower. In Jap …

BloombergBig Oil Wants You to Meet Its Invisible FriendBloombergNatural gas: It's the new oil. Except not really. Natural gas has become an ever-more-important part of the oil majors' business over the years. As my colleagues at Bloomberg News repo …

CNBCEx-Magnum Hunter CEO sees big opportunity in small oil dealsCNBCFormer Magnum Hunter Resources CEO Gary Evans sowed the seeds of success during the 1985 oil bust, and now he's hoping to strike pay dirt by starting a new company in the midst of a ne …

MarketWatchOil futures settle lower, but gain more than 3% for the weekMarketWatchOil futures on Friday finished the week with a more than 3% gain, with recent production outages feeding expectations for a decline in the global glut of crude supplies. Pric …

CNBCThe 'dirty little secret' about $50 oil: Tom WardCNBCChesapeake Energy co-founder Tom Ward said Friday that oil prices need to recover to about $75 a barrel in order for most drillers to ramp up production. Crude futures have recently approache …

CNBCOil prices don't have much more room to run: Nasdaq energy chiefCNBCThe oil market is likely to remain choppy this year, but crude prices will probably end the year just $5 or so higher, Tamar Essner, energy director at Nasdaq OMX Group, said Tuesd …

CNBCAl-Naimi exit was about Saudi reform, not its oil policy: AnalystsCNBCDon't expect Saudi Arabia's new oil boss to bring big change to OPEC's June meeting, analysts warned, after the energy power replaced its long-serving minister Ali al-Nai …

MarketWatchOil futures end lower on signs of rising productionMarketWatchOil futures settled lower on Monday, pulling back after a strong rally last week, on signs of rising global production. Kuwait's crude production is recovering after its recent wo …

BloombergAn Oil Fix for a Prince and a PresidentBloombergThe former oil executive and governor of Texas surprised everyone during his January 2006 State of the Union speech with a statement that America was "addicted to oil" and needed to go cold …