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Oil prices fall as Canada oil sand fields gradually return
May 12th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Thursday, dragged down by the gradual return of Canadian oil sands output, reversing a sharp rise the previous day when the U.S. government detailed an unexpected fall in crude inventories. International Brent crude futures were ...
Meet the new Saudi Arabia, nothing like the old Saudi Arabia
May 11th, 2016
After years of building a glut, the world’s oil industry by the end of this year is expected to stop overproducing more crude than the world can use. But analysts say one wild card in that equation is Saudi Arabia — ...
Oil dips on record U.S. inventories; Canada output to improve soon
May 11th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as Canadian oil sand production was expected to gradually ramp up following forced closures due to wildfires, and as record crude inventories especially in the United States put pressure on markets. An ongoing fight ...
What Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister really means
May 9th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister is being viewed widely as the latest effort of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate power and pursue what one analyst has called a “brutal battle for market access against ...
Leading Swiss law firm heads for Tehran
May 9th, 2016
In what is only the second opening of an international law firm in Iran since the 1979 Iranian revolution, a Swiss firm has opened its doors in Tehran. Swiss law firm Python & Peter has launched its office in ...
Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Spread, Saudi Oil Minister Replaced
May 9th, 2016
Canada wildfires cut oil-sands production by about 40%: IHS Ali al-Naimi succeeded by Al-Falih, head of state oil company Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Arabia ...
Oil falls as traders cash in after three weeks of gains
April 25th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Monday as traders took profits after three weeks of gains and as a jump in the dollar late last week was priced into fuel markets. Front-month Brent crude was trading at $44.80 per barrel at ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as Oil Falls With Copper; Yen Strengthens
April 25th, 2016
Japanese currency advances after steepest drop since 2014 Crude retreats from five-month high; British pound gains Asian shares were set for the first back-to-back declines in a month as commodities prices retreated and the yen strengthened, reflecting investor caution ...
Russia calls Saudi bluff after Riyadh threatens to spice up oil output
April 21st, 2016
The Russian Power Ministry says it’s prepared to extend oil manufacturing and exports ought to Saudi Arabia undergo with its menace to spice up output after the failure of the Doha talks. Russia’s oil output might attain 540 million ...
Asian shares skid, crude tumbles after Doha deal fails
April 18th, 2016
Tumbling crude oil futures knocked Asian shares on Monday after producers’ talks failed to agree on a plan to curb the global supply glut, while Tokyo stocks skidded as investors assessed the impact of a devastating earthquake in southwestern ...
