USA TODAYExxon Mobil's Q2 income falls 52% due to low oil pricesUSA TODAYExxon Mobil 's (XOM) second quarter net income fell 52% to $4.2 billion, becoming the latest in a string of energy companies whose profits are sinking along with oil prices wo …

NBCNews.comGreenpeace Protesters Blocking Oil Ship Rappel Down From Portland BridgeNBCNews.comGreenpeace protesters dangling from a Portland, Oregon, bridge lowered themselves to the Willamette River on Thursday, clearing the way for an oil company icebrea …

USA TODAYCheap oil prompts Shell to cut 6500 jobsUSA TODAYRoyal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) said Thursday it will cut about 6,500 jobs and capital investment this year as it restructures and dumps some businesses to prepare for a "prolonged downturn" in …

Wall Street JournalBakken Driller's Reset Points to More Pressure on OilWall Street JournalThe Bakken-shale-focused oil-and-gas producer uttered the “F” word in its 2016 outlook: Fifty. That is the oil price underpinning its cash-flow and production ta …

24/7 Wall St.Are North Dakota Oil Rig Counts Signaling a Trough Is Near … or Here?24/7 Wall St.Is it possible that the never-ending rig count decline is ending in North Dakota? There could be good news headed the way of companies like Whiting Petroleum Cor …

5 Oil and Gas Stocks Analysts Want You to Buy24/7 Wall St.Crude oil may have recovered from lows earlier in the week, but at $46.50 or so a barrel the oil market remains very challenged. Old timers in this sector probably would confirm that it is now back …