Saudi Arabia is losing its grip on oil

Oct 2, 2014
A global glut of oil has potential to pit key suppliers in a price war.

Airstrikes hit ISIS-controlled oil refineries

Sep 25, 2014
The targets are believed to be helping ISIS finance its operations.
A picture taken on August 10, 2014, shows a chimney at an oil field in Sheikhan, northeast of the city of Mosul in northern Iraq and near the Kurdish city of Dohuk, an area where Kurdish peshmerga forces are fighting to stop the advance of Islamic State fighters. 
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Weekly Wrap: An almost eerie calm

Jun 20, 2014
Weekly Wrap for Marketplace on June 20, 2014.

Ukraine, Iraq and the price of oil

Jun 16, 2014
Analysts have started to worry about high gas prices impacting economic growth in the U.S.

How big is Iraq's oil industry now?

Jun 10, 2014
Iraq's oil production was booming before a pipeline to Turkey was bombed.

Oman: 15 percent unemployment, but jobs are open

Apr 16, 2014
The minimum wage isn't high enough to attract unemployed locals.

George Soros: U.S. could tap oil reserves to punish Russia

Mar 26, 2014
The investor says the U.S. could use oil as leverage in its dispute with Putin

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BP signs deal to get back in the game

Mar 14, 2014
By signing a new deal with the EPA, BP agrees to more oversight

Communities along rail lines worry about oil explosions

Feb 6, 2014
New shale oil fields in the middle of the country, far from pipelines, depend on rail to get to coastal refineries

Oil giant Shell has a nasty surprise for the markets

Jan 17, 2014
The company is reporting weak profits. Shell says it was hit by higher exploration costs and lower oil and gas volumes.