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The company has appointed Charles Holliday as chairman.

Opec secretary general Abdullah al-Badri said the group's members would not fight a price war.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries looks set to maintain oil production levels.

Bank of Russia has spent more than $20bn in attempts to maintain value of rouble.

BP profits fell 21% in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2013.

Saudi Arabia halted production at the jointly run Khafji oilfield last week.

Goldman lowers price projections of West Texas Intermediate to $75 a barrel from $90, and of Brent to $85 from $100.

Currency hits all-time lows against both the dollar and euro.

Edmund Shing says that tumbling stocck markets should trigger caution but not outright panic.

Yang Jiechi and Pham Binh Minh to discuss Sino-Vietnam bilateral cooperation after summer dispute.

Jordan could use oil price slump to reduce its own government subsidies on fuel.

World's leading oil producer pumped 9.7m bpd in September, up slightly from August

Libya has struggled to regain lost oil output since autocrat Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in 2011.

The auctions are designed to pump more foreign currency into the floundering corporate sector.

China's implied oil demand struck a seven-month high in September.

Opec members might prefer to keep selling at lower prices than lose their market.

Ruble falls again on sanctions impact and oil prices.

Russian government mooting budget cuts and utilising foreign exchange reserves to ride out crisis.

Oil prices dropped by more than $1 per barrel and Brent crude hit a fresh four-year low at below $83

Oil prices could have negative impact on the likes of Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Global oil supply rose by almost 910,000 bpd in September to 93.8 million bpd.

Concerns surrounding global economic growth have raised questions about future oil demand.

US crude stockpiles are rising against a backdrop of slowing growth in China, the world's No. 2 oil consumer.

IMF's downward revision of the global growth rate, the third such revision this year, spooks Asian traders.

Russia, Libya and Gulf producers contributing to increased supplies.

Brent finishes flat as supply outstrips demand amid fears of slowdown in Europe and Asia.

Oil futures under pressure as supplies rise amid dismal global economic data and weak demand.

Saudi could reduce output to keep oil prices around $100 per barrel.

Isis in crisis as oil revenues diminish and engineers leave oil-fields because of brutality

Brent crude maintains downtrend as IEA and Opec predict lower demand.