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Oil prices tumble as Iran, global powers reach nuclear deal
July 14th, 2015
Oil prices dropped on Tuesday after Iran and six global powers reached a landmark nuclear deal that would see an easing of sanctions against Tehran and a gradual increase in its oil exports. The agreement, which capped more than ...
Oil prices tumble as Iran deal nears
July 13th, 2015
Oil prices dropped Monday as Iran and global powers appeared close to a historic deal that would loosen sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program. Sanctions have long reined in Iran’s oil production and exports, and the ...
Russia Beats Saudi Arabia to Become China’s Top Oil Supplier
June 24th, 2015
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China‘s top oil supplier in May, news agency Bloomberg reported Tuesday, underlining the Kremlin’s efforts to boost ties with Beijing amid frosty relations with the West over the Ukraine crisis. Russian exports accounted for one-third of all China’s oil imports in May, ...
Depressed Oil Prices Push OPEC Revenue Below $1 Trillion In 2014
June 19th, 2015
The 2014 crash in oil prices caused the combined oil earnings of OPEC’s 12 members to drop 11 percent from $1.112 trillion in 2013 to $993.3 billion in 2014. It is the first time the group’s revenue has fallen ...
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
June 11th, 2015
Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive ...
What will Opec do about the oil supply?
June 3rd, 2015
With oil prices down some 40% in a year, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are once again getting together in Vienna this week to decide whether to cut output or keep pumping ...
Why Oil’s Rally Is Over
May 22nd, 2015
A lot of people have got very excited as the price of WTI has bounced back from the lows reached a few months ago. If oil fails to break and hold above $62 this time around, however, their enthusiasm ...
Oil price to reach $80 by 2017 – Iranian oil minister
May 19th, 2015
Iran hopes its crude oil exports will be back to the pre-sanctions level of 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) and the oil price to rise to around $80 a barrel by end of 2016, according to Iran’s Deputy ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply fears, ignore record China imports
May 8th, 2015
* China’s monthly crude imports up 13 pct on month * But analysts warn fundamentals remain weak (Re-leads with price falls, updates prices) Oil fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the session, as concerns over oversupply outweighed strong ...
Oil Holds Below $60 as China Manufacturing Shows Slowing Demand
May 4th, 2015
Oil held below $60 in New York as a Chinese manufacturing gauge weakened in April, signaling fuel demand is slowing in the world’s biggest energy consumer. Futures in New York rose 0.1 percent after falling 0.8 percent on Friday. ...
