Crude Oil

Libya Prime Minister Zeidan says the nation faces a financial crisis and the country will be forced to borrow.

'Knee jerk' market reaction proven right as oil prices start to rise again

If confirmed, victory would place rebels in control of nearly all of country's oil reserves and threaten Assad's access to fuel.

Iran could export up to one million barrels of oil per day when sanctions ease.

Rising oil import bills contributed significantly to India's huge current account deficit.

Brent draws support from Libya outage and Janet Yellen's dovish stance.

Company to invest in Kraken field that contains 137m barrels of oil.

China is promoting overseas oil and gas asset acquisitions to meet its rising energy demand.

BP has become of the biggest buyers from Rosneft after years without a deal between the two giants

Iran and six western powers are negotiating in Geneva.

Repsol targets crude oil output of 100,000 bpd by 2022.

Ofgem and Financial Conduct Authority find gas prices not tampered with through market manipulation.

Petroplus Holdings AG (Switzerland) was, not so long ago, Europe's largest independent refiner. In January 2012, the company defaulted on its senior notes and filed for bankruptcy. In the UK, its centre of operations was the Coryton Refinery in Essex which it had bought from BP in 2007 and which was able to handle tankers up to 250,000 deadweight tons (dwt). The refinery had a capacity of 11 million tonnes per year and had been running at about 88 per cent capacity shortly before its demis...

American Petroleum Institute and the EIA to release inventory data on 5-6 November.

December contract rates fall on increased supplies and stronger dollar.

Record US crude production and seasonal refinery maintenance boost stocks.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country will supply additional 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year to China through Rosneft.

US crude oil stocks up 5.9 million barrels in the week ended 12 October.

Federal intelligence officials join probe as Indian authorities' concerns increase.

US Senators to resume talks on 16 October.

Price increase to be limited as strong dollar pushes down commodity rates.

China's net oil imports increased to 6.3 billion barrels per day, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Energy Information Administration to put out weekly supply report on 9 October.

Prices rose on 4 October on lower production from the Gulf of Mexico.

The oil and natural gas output in the US in July was equivalent of about 22 million barrels per day, compared with Russia's forecast of 21.8 million barrels a day.

Uncertainty surrounds the length of the partial shutdown

Shanghai bucks the trend as government opens free trade zone.

Free trade zone spans 28.78 square kilometres in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.

As demand outstrips supply, China looks to Africa, Latin America and Ukraine.

Iran may re-enter market soon further weakening prices.