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Oil gains as OPEC crude production drop counters China slowdown

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil climbed from the highest close in more than seven weeks as investors overlooked deteriorating Chinese manufacturing amid the first monthly decline in OPEC production since November. Futures advanced as much as 1.......【More】

2016-03-02

Oil rises as Saudis to work with producers to stabilize market

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Crude advanced as Saudi Arabia said it would work with other producers to curb market fluctuations and as Chinas central bank stepped up efforts to support the economy. WTI futures rose as much as 2.3%, trimming a fo......【More】

2016-03-01

U.S. explorers idle rigs as world looks for shale cuts

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Explorers parked more drilling rigs in U.S. oilfields as the rest of the world looks to shale producers to arrest the worst crude downturn in 30 years with more cutbacks. Rigs targeting oil in the U.S. fell by another......【More】

2016-02-29

Halliburton cuts another 5,000 jobs to cope with downturn

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Halliburton Co. said its cutting another 5,000 workers, or 8% of its global workforce, to cope with the worst crude market downturn in 30 years. The worlds second-largest oilfield services provider said last month it......【More】

2016-02-26

Iraq seeks `complete agreement' on oil production freeze Iran ridiculed

ABU DHABI (Bloomberg) -- The success of a proposal for the worlds biggest producers to freeze crude output hinges on unified support, Iraqs oil minister said, a day after fellow OPEC member Iran called the plan ridiculous. If some people fr......【More】

2016-02-25

Saudi Arabia to U.S. oilmen: Cut costs or get out of business

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- The worlds most powerful oilman brought a harsh message to Houston for executives hoping for a rescue from low prices: high-cost producersmany of them sitting in the roomneed to either lower costs, borrow cash or liqu......【More】

2016-02-24

OPEC doesn’t know how it can ‘live together’ with shale oil

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- OPEC and U.S. shale may need a relationship counselor. After first ignoring it, later worrying about it and ultimately launching a price war against it, OPEC has now concluded it doesnt know how to coexist with the U.......【More】

2016-02-23

Oil pares gain after U.S. crude inventories rise to 86-year high

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil pared gains after a government report showed U.S. crude inventories advanced to an 86-year high as imports surged. Crude stockpiles rose 2.15 MMbbl to 504.1 MMbbl last week, according to the Energy Information Ad......【More】

2016-02-19

Iran backs oil producer freeze without pledging supply curbs

TEHRAN, Iran (Bloomberg) -- Iran supported an accord by Saudi Arabia and Russia to steady global oil markets by capping their supply, without saying whether it would curb its own production. Iran backs any measures to stabilize global oil m......【More】

2016-02-18

The glaring problem with oil giants' production freeze

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil traders arent too impressed with Saudi Arabia and Russias accord to cap oil production at near-record levels. After rising above $31.50/bbl when news of this agreement was reached, front-month West Texas Intermed......【More】

2016-02-17