MarketWatchHere's what sanctions on Venezuela would do to the oil marketMarketWatchMnuchin didn't rule out broader sanctions, which could include banning U.S. imports of Venezuelan crude or restricting exports of U.S. oil to Venezuela. Of the two, …

CNBCBearish cocktail knocks oil prices off recent highsReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil retreated from this week's eight-week highs above $52 a barrel on Wednesday, following a bearish combination of rising U.S. inventories, an outage at a major European …

ReutersOil dodges bears, climbs back toward $52 per barrelReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil shook off a raft of bearish headlines on Wednesday, as investors and traders took advantage of earlier losses and pushed the price back toward $52 and this week's e …

Chron.comOil majors, service companies to post earnings, signal industry healthChron.comSome of the largest and most important oil, service and power companies in Houston and in the industry report second-quarter earnings this week, including a batch of ne …

ReutersOil prices hover near eight-week highs on lower US inventoriesReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held just below eight-week highs on Thursday, supported by a steeper-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories that boosted expectations of a sh …

OregonLive.comN. Portland fire caused by hash oil explosion, investigators sayOregonLive.comA North Portland fire that killed two was caused by a hash oil explosion, Portland Fire and Rescue said Wednesday. A large concentration of butane ignited when a Ke …

Financial TimesOpec's purple patch does not mean the oil battle is wonFinancial TimesAfter promising earlier this year to do “whatever it takes” to rebalance the oil market, Saudi Arabia, Opec's de facto leader, said this week it would cut oil expo …

Nigeria To Shake Off The Shackles Of OilOilPrice.comNigeria is now saying that “era of oil booms” may be over—for good. According to its national petroleum policy approved this week by the federal executive council, the country plans to cut its oil explora …

ReutersOil jumps to near eight-week high after big draw in US crude stocksReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose to near eight-week highs on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures at over $50 a barrel, as a fall in U.S. inventories bolstered expectations …

ReutersOil prices rise as falling US inventories stoke rebalancing hopesReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices firmed on Wednesday, holding near eight-week highs, as a fall in U.S. inventories bolstered expectations that the long-oversupplied market was movi …