Motley Fool3 Oil Companies Thriving on Low Oil PricesMotley FoolWith oil prices down roughly 50% over the past year, some oil producers are simply trying to survive. Then there's a second group that's just trying to tread water by focusing on pushi …

CNBCOil companies brace for big wave of debt defaultsCNBC"The energy sector remains the most troubled, accounting for almost a quarter of the 79 defaults so far this year," said Sharon Ou, Moody's Credit Policy Research senior credit officer. …

CNNMoneyWall Street Sets Aside More Cash to Cover Weakening Oil LoansBloombergWall Street lenders that bankrolled the debt-fueled U.S. oil boom are putting aside more cash to cover potential energy losses as "lower for longer" takes its toll. Aft …

Business Insider AustraliaSaudi Arabia needs to get to grips with cheap oilThe EconomistOil-rich Saudi Arabia is used to big bills. But for the past year the kingdom has aimed to keep the price of oil low by increasing production in an effort to undermine …

Wall Street JournalOil Price Slide Puts a Lid on Gains in Other SectorsWall Street JournalA slide in oil prices dragged down energy shares, keeping a lid on gains in other sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.7 points in early trade, at 17089 …

CNNMoneyNorth Dakota hit by falling oil pricesCNNMoneyThe number of mining and logging jobs in North Dakota, a category that includes oil field workers, has dropped by 3,700, or 12%, since March. That accounts for about half the job losses in the state in …

Wall Street JournalOil Patch Braces for Financial ReckoningWall Street JournalU.S. energy companies have defied financial gravity for more than a year, borrowing and spending billions of dollars to pump oil, even as crude prices plummeted. Until now. The o …

Business InsiderAn oil price spike might be nearer than you thinkBusiness InsiderMarket fundamentalists tell us that prices convey information. Yet, while our barbers and hairdressers might be able to give us an extended account of why their prices have ch …

Wall Street JournalEPA Proposes Cutting Methane Emissions From Oil, Natural-Gas DrillingWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed rules aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and natural-gas drilling, p …

Globalnews.caMurphy Oil wells shut down for non-compliance by Alberta regulatorGlobalnews.caCALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator has shut or partially shut 16 oil wells operated by Murphy Oil Company Ltd. for failing to comply with various rules. The reg …