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Oil Producers To Extend Output Curbs At OPEC Meeting

Oil producers inside and outside the OPEC cartel have little choice but to extend their deal from late 2016 curbing...

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Iraq Agrees To Nine-Month Extension of OPEC Production Cut

Iraq has agreed to a nine-month extension of a production cut pact among OPEC members that is aimed at boosting crude...

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Asian Energy Firms Lead Market Gains On Hopes For Oil Ouput Cut

Energy shares led a broad rally across Asian markets on Monday as oil prices were boosted by growing hopes that an...

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Saudi Minister Confident of Oil Cut Extension

Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed confidence on Sunday of extending a global cut in oil production designed to...

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Russia’s Economy Is On the Mend

Russia is heavily dependent on oil exports and was hit hard when crude prices started to crash The country is...

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US Oil Output Back Near Records, Challenging OPEC

American oil production is approaching record levels again, led by shale projects, potentially foiling efforts by OPEC...

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Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse

Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni...

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Russia, Saudi Call For Oil Output Deal Extension

The world's biggest oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia on Monday called for extending an output reduction deal ahead...

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Most Asian Markets Retreat After Upbeat Week

Most Asian markets turned lower Friday following a healthy run-up in the week, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street where...

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Oil Price Tumbles To Five-Month Low

The oil price has fallen to a five-month low as investor concerns resurface about a worldwide glut. Brent crude dropped...

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Oil Prices Have Plunged 15% In 3 Weeks

Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut...

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BP Profits Helped By Higher Oil Prices

The recent increase in oil prices has helped BP to record a healthy profit for the three months to March. The $1.4bn...

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OPEC Daily Basket Price Stood At $49.26 A Barrel

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $49.26 a barrel on Monday, 1 May, 2017, compared with $49.32 the...

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IMF Says Fiscal Reform Moving Gulf In ‘right Direction’

Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal...

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US Will Help Meet Ghana’s Power Needs – Robert Jackson

US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US government is prepared to help Ghana meet its power needs in the...

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US Will Help Meet Ghana’s Power Needs

US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US government is prepared to help Ghana meet its power needs in the...

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Oil Earnings Surge But Some Question Skimpy Investment

Rising crude prices drove huge profits for US oil industry giants, but key figures in the sector have raised concerns...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...