The Straits TimesMake coconut rice with a small dose of coconut oilThe Straits TimesIn the last few years, cold-pressed virgin coconut oil has become the new miracle ingredient. People do oil-pulling with it, essentially an ayurvedic practice of swishing c …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)Oil Company Wins Over Investors by Promising to Stop Looking for OilWall Street Journal (subscription)CALGARY—One of the best-performing oil companies in the past year is gaining favor with investors in part by embracing a …

FuelFix (blog)Oil bust claimed a third of service workers, but job market improvingFuelFix (blog)The oil-market collapse that began nearly three years ago forced U.S. oil producers to dramatically curb drilling, eating into profits. But the companies that …

The EconomistData drillingOil struggles to enter the digital ageThe EconomistIn fact, the engineers of the Anglo-Dutch oil major were using computers to perform what they call “virtual drilling”, based on their knowledge of Fox Creek, a shale bed in Albert …

CBC.caOil prices spike as oilsands shutdowns limit productionCBC.caConocoPhillips has had to reduce production at its 140,000 bpd Surmont thermal plant because it uses light synthetic crude from Syncrude, one of the largest producers in Canada's oil sa …

Calgary HeraldCanadian oil prices soar as Syncrude upgrader work cuts productionCalgary HeraldProduction at ConocoPhillips's Surmont site has been affected because the unit mixes light oil produced at Syncrude with bitumen pulled from the oils sands to …

Tulsa WorldEni narrows 3Q losses despite low oil pricesFox NewsMILAN – Italian oil and gas giant Eni says it narrowed third-quarter losses but continued to be stung by the downturn in gas and oil prices. Eni, which is 30-percent government owned, said Frid …

ReutersOil firms hold spending amid higher pricesThe Globe and MailWest Texas intermediate oil has rebounded sharply since September to around $50 (U.S.) a barrel as hopes build for a possible deal among the world's top producers to curb oversupply in …

The Globe and MailAt midday: TSX rises as energy shares jump with oilThe Globe and MailEnergy stocks led a broad rally on Canada's main stock index on Thursday as oil prices jumped and investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserve's more cautious app …

CBC.caSuncor explores possibility of leaving oil in groundCBC.caThe CEO of Suncor Energy says the company is discussing with the Alberta government the possibility of leaving some of its oil in the ground. Steve Williams says the energy giant is considerin …