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Exxon sues U.S. over $2 million Russian sanctions fine
July 21st, 2017
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed a $2 million fine on Exxon Mobil Corp. for what it called a “reckless disregard” of U.S. sanctions on Russia while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil giant’s chief executive, ...
Stocks, Currencies Mixed Ahead of Fed; Oil Slumps
June 14th, 2017
China retail sales, output match forecast, Aussie dollar rises Treasury yields steady; South Korea’s Kospi gives up gains Asian equities were mixed, with solid gains in Australia and New Zealand offset by China, where markets weakened despite data showing ...
Russia, Saudis See Oil Inventories Falling After Price Drop
June 12th, 2017
Market to be balanced in first quarter of 2018: Russia’s Novak Saudi minister sees stockpiles falling faster in coming months A deal among oil-producing countries to curb production and balance an oversupplied market will achieve its objective in the ...
Oil prices pinned down by strong dollar, supply worries
June 9th, 2017
Oil prices were little changed on Friday, clawing back earlier declines, amid a variety of market impacts including a rising dollar as returns from the U.K election came in and concerns the ongoing concerted effort by Middle Eastern and ...
Oil climbed toward $51 a barrel
May 22nd, 2017
Crude rises after Saudi Arabia says agreement reached on cuts Pound drops after U.K. threatens to quit Brexit negotiations Oil advanced a fourth day in the build up to OPEC’s gathering in Vienna this week, as speculation grows that ...
Oil Jumps as Saudis, Russia Favor Extending Output Deal to 2018
May 16th, 2017
Ministers agree pact should extend through the end of March OPEC deal is working and inventories decreasing: Al-Falih Oil rallied after Saudi Arabia and Russia stoked expectations that production cuts might be extended for nine months. Futures closed at ...
Oil jumps after Saudis, Russia say supply cut to be extended to March 2018
May 15th, 2017
Oil prices jumped over 1.5 percent on Monday after the energy ministers of the world’s two biggest producers Saudi Arabia and Russia jointly said that a crude production cut would be extended from the middle of this year until ...
Saudi Arabia is losing oil market share to Iraq and Iran
April 27th, 2017
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, is losing market share to Iraq and Iran as a result of OPEC’s agreement to curb supplies to bolster prices, according to the head of research at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. “If ...
Oil edges up after six days of straight losses
April 25th, 2017
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday but markets remain under pressure following six consecutive sessions of declines as traders lose confidence that pledged output cuts by major producers will rein in oversupply in a world awash with fuel. U.S. ...
Here’s what Venezuela’s deepening crisis means for oil prices
April 21st, 2017
Venezuela and its worsening economic and political crisis may be an underappreciated wild card when it comes to the outlook for oil prices. The nation, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, is suffering an economic collapse that has ...