BloombergPutin's $50 Billion Oil Cache Gives Russia Luxury to Ignore ECB ...BloombergRussian central bankers have fewer reasons to offer relief to their recession-wracked economy than you might think.and more » Read more http://news.google.c …

New York TimesTotal, French Oil Giant, Tries to Weather Plummeting PricesNew York TimesThis month, Exxon Mobil, the largest American oil company, reported that its quarterly earnings fell 58 percent, while Royal Dutch Shell reported a 56 percent decline. T …

RTUS-led airstrikes destroy ISIS oil & gas plant (VIDEO)RTThe videos, each over half a minute long, show two US-led airstrikes from February 2 on an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) oil and gas plant near Dayr Az Zawr in eastern Syria. The strike …

CNBCSechin floats idea of oil output cutsCNBCThe head of Russian state-run oil company Rosneft on Wednesday floated the idea of a coordinated output cut by major oil-producing countries to prop up sagging prices but fell short of saying whether Moscow woul …

CNBCRussia's Sechin floats idea of oil output cutsCNBCThe head of Russian state-run oil company Rosneft on Wednesday floated the idea of a coordinated output cut by major oil-producing countries to prop up sagging prices but fell short of saying whethe …

The GuardianRussia's GDP falls 3.7% as sanctions and low oil price take effectThe GuardianRussia's economy has recorded its steepest decline in gross domestic product since 2009 as the slumping oil price and international sanctions take their toll. …

Wall Street JournalRussian Oil: Output Grows as Prospects ShrinkWall Street JournalWhile recent increases in Russian oil output have helped cushion the sharp price fall, Mr. Putin is so squeezed for cash, his government postponed a planned reduction in oil …

CNBCIf Putin seems friendlier lately, thank oil pricesCNBCWith oil prices reaching lows for the last decade, the ruble tumbling, and U.S. and European sanctions continuing to take a toll on some of Russia's most important economic sectors, some are que …

Russia's oil output hits record high despite price slumpEconomic Times"All states, including OPEC countries, have concentrated on increasing their output and turning out as much oil as possible not to lose their market niches, not taking note that …

Telegraph.co.ukVladimir Putin insists Russia's economic crisis has peaked despite oil price slumpTelegraph.co.ukThe country is the world's largest oil exporter, and has found itself floundering as prices have crumbled over the past two years. If cr …