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 …

Wall Street JournalAs Oil Producers Meet, Skepticism Persists Over Prospects of FreezeWall Street JournalDOHA, Qatar—The next big move in the price of crude rests with leaders from major oil-producing nations meeting this weekend and whether global markets …

Aljazeera.comAnother year, another major oil spill in PeruAljazeera.comIt is the 20th oil leak in just five years from a pipeline owned by Petroperu. Petroperu officials had not inspected the aftermath of the spill when Al Jazeera visited the site. In fact …

CNBCOil's winners and losersCNBCThe continuing decline in oil prices, to levels not seen for more than ten years, has been a major reason for investor nerves and market volatility in recent weeks. Sentiment has always been a major driver of stock price …

CNBCOil could jump 30% or more in 2016: UBSCNBCThe latter part of 2016, however, offers more positive prospects for returns, led by better economic activity, higher oil prices and retreating U.S. dollar strength. Crude oil, the most challenging commodity t …

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Budget Deal Oil-for-Renewables Trade Would Substantially Reduce Carbon EmissionsCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)Congress is set to vote on a budget deal that would permanently end the long-standing ban on crude oil exp …

CNBCHow oil could go even lowerCNBCThe world is well into a prolonged period of boom-bust oil prices, the third in its history. This bust phase will send oil prices a lot lower than consensus expects. We see Brent averaging $38 next year, on the low end of …

The GuardianCommodity crunch: Brent crude oil plunges through $40 – as it happenedThe GuardianThe slump in oil and iron ore has sent commodity companies, and by extension stock markets, sharply lower again. Even a revival in the oil price - Brent crude is …

The GuardianCommodity crunch: Brent crude oil plunges through $40 – live updatesThe GuardianThere are now only three risers on the FTSE 100 -- the other 97 blue-chip companies are in the red. They include EasyJet and IAG (British Airway's parent compan …