Bloomberg Canada’s oil sector is divided over whether to force a temporary cut to production, with some major producers pushing the controversial idea in a bid to ease a supply glut and halt a steep plunge in prices, according to seven people familiar with the matter. Executives from Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Nexen Energy ULC are among those who …

Bloomberg American fingerprints are all over oil’s record losing streak that’s plunged prices into a bear market. The State Department’s zigzag on Iran sanctions, President Donald Trump’s tweets about Opec supply, the demand-sapping trade war with China and the explosion of shale oil production are all key factors leading to the collapse in crude prices since early October, Ed Morse, …

Bloomberg ConocoPhillips plans to invite bids by the end of the year for its remaining North Sea assets, which could be valued at up to $3 billion in a sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The assets, which would include what’s left of its holding in the Clair Field, are likely to draw interest from private equity-backed …