CNBCOil companies experiment with technology to weather crisisCNBCFrench oil and gas major Total said it was now using drones to carry out detailed inspections on some of its oil fields following a trial at one of its Elgin/Franklin platforms in the North …

Financial TimesMexico spends $1bn to lock in oil export prices for 2017Financial TimesThe government's annual hedging programme, designed to guard against market volatility and the prospect of oil price falls, seals in a price of $42 a barrel for 2017. …

MarketWatchOil pulls back on dollar strength, doubts for OPEC pactMarketWatchA rise in U.S. interest rates usually does not bode well for oil prices, which are priced in the greenback. Higher interest rates could push the dollar higher, making oil products …

Barron'sBuy Petrobras If You Think Oil Goes to $80Barron'sWe believe it still depends on oil prices rebounding to above $80 a barrel for upsides to be material. Excitement might continue on the back of positive news flow, but we don't see a compelling …

Statoil Tailors North Sea Plan to Cheap Oil — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)Norway's Statoil ASA has slashed billions of dollars of planned spending on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, ensuring it should remain profitable even …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Decline on Fed Rate Rise JittersWall Street JournalA rise in U.S. interest rates usually doesn't bode well for oil prices, which are priced in dollars. Higher interest rates could push the dollar higher against other curre …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Decline on Fed Rate Rise Jitters - WSJWall Street JournalOil prices fell Monday as worries over the U.S. raising interest rates as early as next month rippled through an already jittery market.The Magic Number For Oil Bulls Re …

New York TimesNew Form of Fire, Inspired by Bourbon, Might Help With Oil SpillsNew York TimesA small blue flame, circulating in a vortex called a fire whirl, could become an important tool in oil spill cleanup, according to the scientists who created it. A …

Wall Street JournalStatoil to Cut Costs, Raise Output at Giant North Sea Oil ProjectWall Street JournalThe recalibration of one of Norway's biggest-ever oil projects—a rare example of a major investment that has gone ahead since the collapse in oil pri …

BBC NewsOil tanker 'hijacked off Malaysia'BBC NewsA Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said the …