Financial TimesLower oil pressures energy junk debtFinancial TimesPressure on speculative-rated energy issuers of debt will only intensify should oil prices fall further into bear market territory, say analysts, with rising defaults making it harder for co …

Wall Street JournalOman to Build Giant Solar Plant to Extract OilWall Street JournalFor years, the unforgiving desert of Oman has required special tools to extract some of the planet's heaviest crude. The Persian Gulf sultanate's repertoire now inc …

Salt Lake TribuneOil refining cuts hurt factory output in MaySalt Lake TribuneFILE - In this March 9, 2010 file photo, a tanker truck passes the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. The Federal Reserve on Monday, June 15, 2015 said a decline in refinin …

U.S. News & World ReportFactory Output Slips, Held Back by Higher Oil Prices and a Stronger DollarNew York TimesWASHINGTON — American factory output slipped in May, hurt by a decline in oil refining that overshadowed solid gains by automakers. The Federal …

The GuardianShell's Arctic oil rig departs Seattle after 'kayaktivists' detained over protestThe GuardianAfter a final protest by kayak-paddling activists, Shell's deep-sea oil drilling rig left the port of Seattle on Monday morning, headed …

The GuardianShell's Arctic oil rig departs Seattle as 'kayaktivists' warn of disasterThe GuardianAfter a final protest by kayak-paddling activists, Shell's deep-sea oil drilling rig left the port of Seattle on Monday morning, headed for Ala …

Trinidad Drilling acquires CanElson to set stage for oil-price recoveryThe Globe and MailThe Calgary-based companies had previously cut staff and lowered salaries as their oil producer customers chopped spending, leaving more than half their drilling capac …

CTV NewsSaskatchewan goes to Alberta to steal some oil businessCBC.caIn front of several hundred people from all facets of the oil and gas industry, Saskatchewan's economy minister pitched his province as the land of stability. Bill Boyd began and conc …

MarketWatchThe beginning of the end for the oil ageMarketWatchIn Pennsylvania, from 1859 to the 1870s, America saw its first oil rush. The Texas oil boom was soon to follow in the early 1900s. By 1970, U.S. oil production peaked at 9,637,000 barrels per da …

The GuardianShell's Arctic oil drilling faces fresh court challenge from environmental groupsThe GuardianConservation and Alaska native groups said in their lawsuit the former Minerals Management Service had based the sale's environmental review on …