MarketWatchOil futures remain lower as US rig count risesMarketWatchOil-field-services firm Baker Hughes said the number of active U.S. oil rigs rose to 381 this week from 374. Compared with a year ago, the number of rigs remains down by 289. The rise in t …

Oil Reverses As Dollar Spikes On Strong Job ReportOilPrice.comBack in 2008 when oil prices were riding high in triple dollardom, net debt for Big Oil was $13 billion. Since then, it has risen tenfold to $138 billion, and is expected to continue rising furt …

CNBCUS oil rig count up by 7 to 381 for 6th straight weekly increase: Baker HughesCNBCOil prices fell on Friday as the dollar surged on robust U.S. jobs data, reasserting its influence over commodities as two days of short-covering and bargain-hunting in c …

CNBCUS oil settles 0.3 pct lower, or 13 cents, at $41.80 a barrelCNBCOil prices fell on Friday as the dollar surged on robust U.S. jobs data, reasserting its influence over commodities as two days of short-covering and bargain-hunting in crude fizzled, bri …

ReutersOil traders prepare fond farewells to Yahoo MessengerReutersSINGAPORE Oil traders on Friday were lamenting the imminent demise of their main communication tool, Yahoo Messenger, which has been an industry standard since the late 1990s. To some trade …

ReutersOil traders prepare to bid fond farewell to Yahoo MessengerReuters5 as the date for shutting down the standalone version of Messenger which many oil industry users are reluctant to give up. "You have no idea how much I'll miss Yahoo Messeng …

BBC NewsPremier Oil reports 'significant' North Sea findBBC NewsPremier Oil has announced a "significant" oil find in the Outer Moray Firth, following a drilling operation. The company said there were indications that the discovery, in a …

ReutersAs Yahoo Messenger shuts down, oil traders bid a fond farewellReutersA raft of alternatives exist, but many oil industry users say they will dearly miss Yahoo Messenger, with even the odd tear being shed in memory of what became a much loved tool in …

ReutersBytes and barrels: the origins of oil traders' love of YahooReutersBack then, Yahoo's technology revolutionized the industry, helping usher in a new era of high-speed communication that changed the way millions of barrels of oil traded daily …

Why Nigeria's 'Avengers' are crippling the oil sectorBBC NewsThe vast wetlands of the Niger Delta region are home to Nigeria's vast oil resources, but are once again at the centre of a security crisis. The militants or the "boys" …