CBC.caSpecialty sand market heats up with rebound in oil and gas drillingCBC.caDemand for the especially round and crush-proof type of sand used to help extract shale oil and gas is climbing, as more drilling rigs get fired up and operators pump higher amo …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Could For Once Prove Election SensitiveWall Street JournalFor the oil price, the U.S. election trumps OPEC this week. While analysts have focused on the sensitivity of stocks, bonds, currencies and other assets to the U.S. ele …

Scottish Daily RecordOil leakage from damaged Transocean Winner rigBBC NewsCounter pollution measures have been taken after leakage of hydraulic or gear oil was spotted from the Transocean Winner rig. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it believed a m …

Wall Street JournalFalling Soy-Oil Price Curries Favor in Indian KitchensWall Street JournalNEW DELHI—Indians are acquiring a strong taste for soybean oil thanks to lower prices, fueling a surge in imports at a helpful time for a global market struggling w …

The GuardianScottish deficit grows to nearly £15bn as oil revenues collapseThe GuardianThe gap between Scotland's public spending and tax revenues has widened, with the crash in global oil prices leading to a deficit of nearly £15bn. The latest officia …

The GuardianOil hits $50 per barrel ahead of UK growth figures – business liveThe GuardianA Nigerian youth group leader confirmed on Thursday that militants had attacked a Chevron oil facility in the Niger Delta. “The attack truly happened,” Eric Omare, sp …

MarketWatchS&P 500 closes in positive territory for 2016 as crude oil ralliesMarketWatchThe S&P 500 closed in positive territory for the year and the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best day in a month on Tuesday as oil futures rallied to sett …

Wall Street JournalOil Rises to Highest Level Since November on Hopes for Output FreezeWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices rose to the highest level of the year Tuesday on increased expectations that major oil producers will agree to freeze output at a …

Wall Street JournalRussia Says Economy Could Recover Soon Thanks to Rising Oil PricesWall Street JournalMOSCOW—Senior Russian officials said on Tuesday that they were counting on higher oil prices to lift the country out of recession in the near term, a pr …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Tread WaterWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices traded near flat Tuesday as traders weighed expectations of continued declines in U.S. production against a weaker global economic growth outlook. The global oil market remains …