Oil holds below $50 before government supply dataMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oil futures early Wednesday held ground below the $50 mark as traders fretted over the likelihood that a U.S. government report will show another large increase in we …

ReutersOil rises above $59 as Saudis say demand growingReutersChina is the world's biggest energy consumer and second largest user of oil behind the United States, and even small changes in Chinese demand can move oil prices. The market also had a smal …

ReutersOil rises to $59 as Saudis say demand growingReutersChina is the world's biggest energy consumer and second largest user of oil behind the United States, and even small changes in Chinese demand can move oil prices. The market also got a small l …

BloombergOil hits five and a half year lows on supply glutReutersRussia's oil output hit a post-Soviet high last year, averaging 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), up 0.7 percent thanks to small non-state producers, Energy Ministry data showed. Iraq& …

BloombergOil hits five-and-a-half-year lows on supply glutReutersThe two oil benchmarks - Brent and West Texas Intermediate - have now lost more than half of their value since mid-2014. Brent crude for February dropped as low as $55.25 a barrel, its weakes …

The Daily StarOil prices hits fresh five-and-a-half-year lows; Brent below $56ReutersOPEC's decision in November to maintain output had accelerated oil's losses earlier, while record-high Russian production and the highest Iraqi exports since 1980 …