New StatesmanYour petrol bill may fall, but is cheap oil all good news?New StatesmanOil, it goes without saying, is the single most important commodity there is. Quite literally, it greases the wheels of the global economy. It is a commodity that is unequa …

Detroit Free PressObama proposes expanding oil-drilling ban in Alaska wildlife refugeLos Angeles TimesPresident Obama proposed designating 1.4 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as protected wilderness, drawing cheers from environmentalis …

The Weekend Is Over And Crude Oil Is Getting Smoked AgainBusiness InsiderThe weekend is over in New York and near 7:05 pm ET, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down another 2.5% to $44.45 a barrel. Additionally, US stock futures were selli …

The GuardianScotland advised not to take North Sea oil for grantedThe Guardian“I had known Aberdeen pre-oil. I won't know Aberdeen post-oil, I will have gone, but there are generations out there who have always just taken it for granted, and who have b …

For Angola, plunging oil price jeopardises budgetBangkok Post"We will go through a difficult time now because the government cannot afford to implement the budget they had adopted for the year," said Jose de Oliviera, an independent consultant in …