LONDON: Europe's debt crisis and an oil price rally are the biggest threats to global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Friday, adding it was still pumping above its target despite a slide in Iranian production.
The Organization of the Petroleum (...)
LONDON: A jump in energy prices is jamming the slow-turning cogs of an economic recovery in the West, but that may be nothing compared to the economic shock an Israeli attack on Iran would cause.
Oil rose to a 10-month high above $125 a barrel on (...)
LONDON: Concerns over rising demand, geopolitical tension and falling output capacity are supporting oil prices, Shell Chief Executive Peter Voser said on Thursday, citing estimates that OPEC spare capacity was below 2 million barrels per day (...)
LONDON: Oil prices hit fresh peaks on Wednesday, rising to highest since August 2008, buoyed by unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and dollar weakness ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate increase.
Brent crude rose $1 (...)
LONDON: Goldman Sachs said on Thursday oil markets were driven by fears of unrest contagion to other producing nations after Libya and that another disruption could create severe oil shortages and require demand rationing.
"The market cannot (...)
DAVOS, Switzerland: The future of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hinges on the ability of the country's leaders to understand the reasons behind unprecedented protests, a Saudi royal family member said on Wednesday.
"In Egypt, I really can't (...)
LONDON: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday that OPEC leader Saudi Arabia had stealthily boosted output to cool an oil price rally, while OPEC accused the agency of providing inconsistent oil price views.
Tensions between oil (...)