Search Results for: Gas
Oil prices tumbled 4 percent; U.S crude settling below the key $40 per barrel
March 24th, 2016
Oil prices tumbled 4 percent on Wednesday, with U.S crude settling below the key $40 per barrel mark after a sixth straight week of record highs in stockpiles that traders warned could cut short the market’s two-month long rally. ...
Asia markets slip amid Fed concerns, oil fall
March 24th, 2016
Asia markets ended lower Thursday, amid fresh declines in oil prices and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates sooner than expected. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended down 108.65 points, or 0.64 percent, at 16,892.33, while South Korea’s Kospi index fell 9.15 ...
Saudis to take control of largest U.S. refinery
March 22nd, 2016
The crown jewel among America’s oil refiners may soon be owned by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, the state oil company of OPEC’s most powerful player, recently announced plans to take full control of the sprawling Port Arthur, Texas refinery. ...
EU referendum: Moody’s predicts ‘small’ UK economic hit from EU exit
March 22nd, 2016
The UK economy would be hit by leaving the EU, but the impact would be “small” and unlikely to lead to big job losses, according to credit agency Moody’s. The UK could also be allowed to keep many of ...
Russia Deals Deepen India Hold in China Oil-Buying Backyard
March 22nd, 2016
India lift stakes in Siberia fields connected to ESPO pipeline China is biggest buyer of Russian crude, including ESPO supply India is expanding its footprint in China’s backyard by forging deals with Russia for stakes in Siberian fields that supply ...
HSBC: These are the 12 questions clients are asking about commodities
March 21st, 2016
Commodities have had a rough ride for past 12 months, hit by falling demand from China as its economy slows. The plunge in prices has hit miners and traders, such as Glencore, as well as entire economies, like Venezuela, ...
Asia mixed, with Chinese markets leading the way
March 21st, 2016
Chinese markets stood out in a mixed trading session in Asia on Monday, with many market watchers predicting a quiet week ahead in the absence of major economic data from the U.S. and China, and with many markets off ...
Oil prices jump to $40
March 18th, 2016
Crude oil is back from the dead — for now at least. Oil prices jumped to $40 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since early December. The milestone marks a dramatic 54% spike in the span of ...
Shell, Saudi Aramco Plan to Break Up Motiva Partnership
March 17th, 2016
Ownership of biggest refinery in the U.S. will shift to Saudi Arabia’s hands Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Saudi Arabian Oil Co. plan to end their long-standing fuel partnership, putting ownership of the biggest refinery in the U.S. in ...
Sugar tax surprise in Budget – but growth forecasts cut
March 17th, 2016
George Osborne has unveiled a tax on sugary drinks in a wide ranging Budget dominated by gloomier growth forecasts. The chancellor blamed the slowdown on a “dangerous cocktail” of global risks and said the UK had to “act now ...
