Stories Tagged as
Oil industry
Quitting the Bakken: one oil worker walks away
Mar 23, 2015
With hours cut, work in the Bakken oil fields don't seem worth it to one worker.
Texas oil town votes to ban fracking
Nov 5, 2014
Denton, a college town in the middle of the oil patch, overwhelmingly votes against more fracking.
Low oil prices could hurt drillers carrying high debt
by
Scott Tong
Nov 4, 2014
Energy companies that need to borrow to keep drilling could be hurt by low prices
Troubled times for Russia's oligarchs
Oct 22, 2014
Oligarchs were once at risk if they stepped out of line. Now, there's danger even if they don't.
Isaac's business impact is already felt
Aug 28, 2012
There's a hurricane warning in effect on the Gulf Coast, and tropical storm Isaac has already shut down oil and gas operations in the area.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Unrest in Libya causes oil prices to spike; home prices fell in December
Feb 22, 2011
Oil giant Shell has moved all of its foreign workers out of Libya, following a similar move by BP late last week. With protests in Libya escalating...
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Oil prices, energy efficient light bulbs
Jan 5, 2011
Increasing oil prices could end the global economic recovery, according to Fatin Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency. Birol...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Trade deficit widens in June...
by
Bill Radke
Aug 11, 2010
... We're in debt and out of work -- why are we still gobbling imports?
Economists underwhelmed by Fed's new plan
What caused the flash crash?
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