In Oil States, Bracing for a Price Bust's Ripple Through the EconomyNew York TimesHOUSTON — States dependent on oil and gas revenue are bracing for layoffs, slashing agency budgets and growing increasingly anxious about the ripple effect that falling o …

Business RecorderOil declines in light trading, extending losses on weak US dataReutersCrude imports by Japan, the world's fourth-biggest oil buyer, dropped 17.3 percent in November from a year earlier to 14.68 million kilolitres (3.08 million bpd), go …

NDTVOil rises further above $60 as Libyan output slumpsReutersFighting in Libya has cut output there to 352,000 barrels a day, a state oil company spokesman said on Thursday, or about half November's average. This countered the U.S. Department of Energ …

Sacramento BeeLawmakers promise to help strapped oil-patch townsSacramento BeeBILLINGS, Mont. Relief could be on the horizon for strapped public services in the Northern Plains' booming oil patch, as elected leaders in Montana and North Dakota move to …

BloombergOil News: Saudis May Have Kickstarted Stocks' Volatility for 2015Motley Fool21, just as traders were gearing up for Christmas, Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi appeared to announce a seismic change in his country's -- and OPEC's -- poli …

Reuters UKOil edges further above $60 as Libyan output slumpsReutersFighting in Libya has cut output there to 352,000 barrels a day, a state oil company spokesman said on Thursday, or about half November's average. This countered the U.S. Department of …

Oil edges above $60 as Libyan output slumpsReutersFighting in Libya has cut output there to 352,000 barrels a day, a state oil company spokesman said on Thursday, or about half November's average. This countered the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE …

Lawmakers promise to help strapped oil-patch townsThe Detroit NewsBillings, Mont. — Relief could be on the horizon for strapped public services in the Northern Plains' booming oil patch, as elected leaders in Montana and North Dakota move to steer more …

International Business Times UKGlobal oil impact: Who's hurting, happy, hopeful as prices plungeTribune-ReviewThe prices of bonds of some state oil companies and developing nations have fallen. And a possible recession in Russia next year could hinder …

New York TimesOil's Swift Fall Raises Fortunes of US AbroadNew York TimesBRUSSELS — A plunge in oil prices has sent tremors through the global political and economic order, setting off an abrupt shift in fortunes that has bolstered the interests of the …