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Iranian political battles pose risk for oil contracts

TEHRAN (Dow Jones) -- Iran is struggling to finalize the terms under which foreign energy companies can drill for oil there, as a political battle rages between the countrys more moderate forces and its conservative hard-liners. Iranian oil......【More】

2016-02-02

Oil and gas companies face difficult year as hedging protections roll off: IHS

HOUSTON -- As oil prices continue to decline, North American EP companies have hedged just 15% of their total production volumes for 2016, including 14% of oil and 18% of natural gas, leaving the companies largely exposed to current depress......【More】

2016-02-01

Russia says studying proposal for global oil production cuts

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/DUBAI (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that OPEC had proposed oil production cuts of up to 5% in what would be the first global deal in over a decade to help reduce a glut of crude and prop up sinking prices. It rem......【More】

2016-01-29

Oil resumes decline near $30 as U.S. supplies worsen global glut

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Oil resumed its decline near $30/bbl after U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles increased, exacerbating a global glut. Futures slid as much as 3.7% in New York. Inventories surged by 11.4 MMbbl last week, the......【More】

2016-01-28

World Bank slashes 2016 oil price forecast to $37

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The World Bank has slashed its forecast for crude oil prices by $14 to $37/bbl for 2016, it said on Tuesday, amid growing supply and weak demand prospects from emerging markets. In its annual Commodity Markets Outlook, t......【More】

2016-01-27

Saudis unbowed by oil crash with no spending cut before IPO

KUWAIT (Bloomberg) -- The worlds biggest oil producer is spending as much now as it did before the crash in crude prices, signaling no surrender in Saudi Arabias battle with rivals. Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is maintaining investment in oil and......【More】

2016-01-26

Oil trader who predicted the decline says price has bottomed

LONDON (Bloomberg) -- Pierre Andurand, the founder of the $615 million Andurand Capital Management who correctly predicted the slump in oil prices, said the commodity has probably hit bottom and will end the year higher. The price of oil wi......【More】

2016-01-25

OPEC flood a boon to China oil giant as Iraq boosts output

SHANGHAI, China (Bloomberg) -- OPECs decision to flood global markets is helping Chinas biggest oil company pump record volumes overseas. China National Petroleum Corp. more than doubled production from Iraq last year as the groups second-b......【More】

2016-01-22

Shell profit plunges at least 42% as oil slump deepens

THE HAGUE (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which is buying BG Group Plc in the industrys largest deal in a decade, expects fourth-quarter profit to drop at least 42% after the rout in crude prices deepened. Profit adjusted for one-time......【More】

2016-01-21

Oil rout could deepen as market ‘drowns’ in oversupply, IEA says

PARIS (Bloomberg) -- Global oil markets could drown in oversupply, sending prices even lower as demand growth slows and Iran revives exports with the end of sanctions, according to the International Energy Agency. The IEA trimmed 2016 estim......【More】

2016-01-20