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$50bn Russian oil lawsuit set for next stage; Yukos
February 7th, 2017
Russian businessmen trying to overturn a decision to deny them a record $50bn arbitration award following the collapse of oil company Yukos will file their grounds of appeal next month. The businessmen are all ex-shareholders at the company, which ...
Russian Oil Exports Set for Record as Europe Competition Grows
July 4th, 2016
Exports rose 4.9% in six months to 5.55 million barrels a day Iran also boosts supplied to region after sanctions lifted Russian crude exports are on track to set a record this year, which is intensifying competition in Europe ...
Russian Oil: Output Grows as Prospects Shrink
January 25th, 2016
Plummeting prices and U.S.-led sanctions raise questions about Russian oil’s capacity to continue underwriting Putin’s global ambitions In the frosty swamplands of West Siberia, the drilling rigs of oil giant OAO Lukoil are helping raise Russia’s oil output to its highest ...
Russian Oil Exploration Could Be Next on West’s Hit List
September 11th, 2014
The United States and European Union plan to stop billions of dollars in oil exploration in Russia by the world’s largest energy companies including Exxon Mobil Corp and BP Plc, U.S. government sources said. The planned sanctions over Russia’s ...
Venezuela suggests global oil trade in Russian ruble & Chinese yuan
October 5th, 2017
The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has proposed oil producing countries should discuss creating a currency basket for trading crude and refined products. “Developing a new mechanism of controlling the oil market is necessary,” he said on Wednesday at ...
Russian economy hit by oil price slide
January 25th, 2016
Russia’s economy contracted by 3.7% in 2015, according to preliminary figures published by the country’s statistics service. Retail sales plunged by 10% and capital investment fell by 8.4% in the economy’s worst performance since 2009. In contrast, Russian GDP ...
Saudi Arabia’s move for larger global oil market share to adversely affect Russian economy
April 9th, 2015
The feedstock production growth in Saudi Arabia will adversely affect the Russian economy, Kuwait-based oil expert Kamel al-Harami says Saudi Arabia is seeking after the larger OPEC’s share on the global oil market by boosting the oil output and ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
Oil prices jumped by more than 5 percent on Monday
December 3rd, 2018
Oil prices jumped by more than 5 percent on Monday after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce in a trade dispute, and ahead of a meeting this week of the producer club OPEC that is ...
Oil prices fell; Oil traders are closely watching a threat by China
June 19th, 2018
Oil prices fell nearly one percent on Tuesday as an escalating trade dispute between the United States and China triggered sharp selloffs in many global markets. Crude was also weighed down by expectations that producer cartel OPEC and key ...
