Wall Street JournalAlaska Weighs Curtailing Oil-Tax PerkWall Street JournalFor its entire history as a state, Alaska has made money, sometimes billions of dollars a year, by taxing the oil pumped from its wells. That 56-year winning streak is over. Alaskan …

Rosneft's Sechin calls for other ways to help Russian budget, not oil tax ...ReutersMOSCOW Oct 3 The chief executive of Russia's top oil company Rosneft, Igor Sechin, has called for finding alternative sources to help the Russian budget, other than …

Oil Markets Still In The Hands Of The Short SellersOilPrice.comAfter a lackluster start, November Crude Oil futures are in a position to finish the week higher, buoyed by a surprise inventory drawdown. A weaker U.S. Dollar ahead of the September 17, Federa …

Minneapolis Star TribuneOlive oil cuts risk of breast cancerMinneapolis Star TribuneiStockphoto A beautiful group of products, (Fish, fruit, vegetables, cereals, beans, and olive oil) typical in the Mediterranean diet. A new study suggests that women can d …

3 Investing Lessons From a Year of Declining Oil PricesMotley FoolYou may not have noticed it, but it's now been a little more than a year since oil prices started their decline from more than $100 per barrel to the $40-$50 range, where oil is trading …

UPDATE 1-Russian finance ministry proposes move to raise tax on oil extraction ...ReutersRIA said the oil tax proposal would involve changing the method used to calculate a so-called cut-off price of $15 per barrel that determines what proportion of oil co …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Seesaw on China HopesWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices swung between gains and losses on Wednesday receiving support from comments by Chinese officials, but remained under pressure from the continuing worries about the glob …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Rise on China HopesWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices were up slightly on Wednesday, nudged higher by comments from Chinese officials that raised hopes of more economic stimulus from the world's second-biggest economy an …

ギリシャ急進左派連合が分裂、元エネルギー相が新党結成ロイターアテネ ２１日 ロイター］ - ギリシャの急進左派連合（ＳＹＲＩＺＡ）からラファザニス元エネルギー相ら２５人の議員が離党し、新党を結成することが分かった。議会の副議長が明らかにした。 新党の名称は「Popular Unity（「国民連合」の意）」で、ラファザニス氏が党首となる。 新党は中 ... Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEDu …

Business InsiderBank of Japan chief opens door to stimulus as oil prices dropBusiness InsiderTokyo (AFP) - The head of the Bank of Japan said Friday that he would consider pulling the trigger on more stimulus if weak oil prices keep holding back inflation. …