Crude Oil

Rupee under severe pressure and rate cut could worsen current account deficit.

£202.5m deal will broaden Keller's exposure to the North American energy and resources market.

Nikkei and S&P/ASX fall while Shanghai composite and Hang Seng up.

Nikkei gains in early trade supported by exporters' stocks.

April trade deficit rose 69.7% to 879.94bn yen, as imports increased 9.4% to 6.66tn yen for April.

EU Commission writes to oil market traders asking for evidence of allegations of price fixing by Shell, BP, Platts and Statoil

Glencore, Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria asked by European Commission for details on pricing structures.

European Commission suspects manipulation of published prices for oil and biofuel products and swoops on head offices.

South Korea's economy grew 0.9 percent in the first quarter from 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter.

Investors await eurozone manufacturing activity data which is expected to decline in April.

US overtakes China as Japan's biggest export destination as yen's decline helps Japanese exporters.

Huge gold and crude oil imports are the major factors for India's widening current account deficit.

The International Energy Agency warns that oil demand is weakening on feeble world economic growth

The US oil imports rise 12.3 percent in January while sales to Europe, China, Japan and Brazil decline.

Trial over Gulf of Mexico oil spill set to begin before US federal judge.

Traders cautious as US Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes fuel stimulus concerns and commodity prices drop.

Mexico rules out explosives as cause of deadly explosion, which ripped off Pemex headquarters killing dozens.

Iran 'spurns' EU requests for Iran oil and gas as sanctions set to take effect.

Europe's biggest discount carrier nears €1bn in quarterly revenue as three-month traffic passes 17m

It used to be a straightforward choice between tea or coffee, but now you can have both in the same mug.

The Energy Information Administration expects modest US oil demand rise in 2013 and 2014 while imports could drop to the lowest in over two decades

Dismissing fears of hard landing a 'mistake' and effects on markets could be dire in 2013.

Role of emerging economies and shale production in oil prices may not be as significant as expected.

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries face serious questions over managing high prices, supply glut and geo-political tensions

ONS data shows fuel and power only area of household spending to have gone up between 2006 and 2011.

India's state-owned oil firm ONGC plans to buy ConocoPhilip's 8.4 percent stake in Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan

Shell cites lower crude oil and depressed output for its tumble in supply profits but keeps dividends steady

BP's deal to link-up with Russia's state-owned Rosneft and Industry's Canada's recent moves to block foreign takeovers are symbolic of government's troubled relationship with energy.

The EU approved a second round of tough trading sanctions on Iran as crude exports, currency continue to tumble.

Actress's protest arrest latest in growing line of stars falling foul of the law.