Oil falls as Saudi and Russia quietly agree output rise, U.S. stocks swell
Brent on Wednesday hit a four-year high of $86.74 a barrel
Bill allowing U.S. to sue OPEC drawing renewed interest
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, is worried that NOPEC could turn into another Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) law, which allows victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States to sue Riyadh
Oil near four-year high as Washington’s Iran sanctions loom
Brent has risen by around 20 percent from the most recent lows in August
Brent crude touches four-year high, as Iran sanctions loom
Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose to as much as $83.27 a barrel and were at $83.21 at 0339 GMT, up 48 cents, or 0.6 percent from their last close
Gold holds near six-week lows after upbeat U.S. data
On Thursday, the metal fell about 1 percent and touched its lowest since Aug. 17 at $1,181.61 an ounce
Oil prices edge up amid uncertainty over fallout from Iran sanctions
The most-active Brent crude futures contract, for December, had risen 18 cents, or 0.22 percent, to $81.56 per barrel by 0126 GMT. That was close to a four-year high of $82.55 struck on Tuesday
United Energy to buy Kuwait Energy for $651m
Founded in 1992, United Energy acquired BP’s assets in Pakistan in 2011 for $775 million and has since invested heavily in that country,
Asian shares tripped up by new U.S. tariff threat
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday.
Oil prices claw back on supply concerns, but demand worries drag
Brent crude was up 8 cents, or 0.1 percent, at $78.26 a barrel by 0338 GMT, after falling 2 percent on Thursday. The global benchmark rose on Wednesday to its highest since May 22 at $80.13
India and Pakistan have driven global sugar glut: Australia’s minister for trade
Pakistan, whose sugar production has increased in recent years, in January quadrupled the volume of sugar eligible for export subsidies to 2 million tonnes to reduce excessive domestic supplies
Oil prices climb as Iran sanctions loom; US looks to prevent supply shortfall
Washington is putting pressure on other countries to also cut Iran imports, with close allies like South Korea and Japan, but also India, showing signs of falling in line
Qatargas agrees on 22-year LNG supply deal with China
The Qatari state-owned company will supply LNG from the Qatargas 2 project - a venture between Qatar Petroleum, Exxon Mobil Corp and Total - to receiving terminals across China, with the first cargo to be delivered this month
OGDCL makes oil & gas discovery at Chanda oilfield in Kohat
The block is operated by OGDC with 72 percent stake along with 17.5 percent and 10.5 percent stake of GHPL and ZPCL respectively
Oil climbs as U.S. drilling stalls, Washington sanctions against Iran loom
Brent crude futures climbed 50 cents, or 0.65 percent, to $77.33 a barrel
Over $600 million saved in LNG supply deal signed with Qatar: Report
The negotiations with Qatar stalled after the latter refused to decrease the offer price for LNG and Pakistan used that to its benefit by approaching the open market in late 2015 to publicly seek 120 cargoes in two huge tenders