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Iraq preparing to push ISIS away from oil region

Kurdish Peshmerga forces, an Iran-backed Shi'ite militia and Iraq's army will launch an offensive soon to push Islamic State fighters away from the northern...

Latin American oil exporters urge oil producers to help stabilise market

Latin America's main oil exporters on Friday called on both OPEC and non-OPEC nations to take action to stabilise oil markets, in a timid...

Iraqi foreign minister to discuss Kurdistan, oil projects in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari will meet in Moscow on Oct. 23 to...

Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft

French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...

Asian stocks falter as Fed makes case for possible Dec rate rise

Asian stocks broke a two-day rising streak on Thursday after top U.S. Federal Reserve officials kept the door open to a December interest rate...

Could UAE solar push lead a trend for the Gulf?

As the Gulf states take steps to expand their use of clean energy, a bold plan by the United Arab Emirates to boost its...

Saudi Aramco IPO never been linked to oil market – CEO on TV

DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco's planned intitial public offering has never been linked to developments on oil markets, its chief executive told...

Dubai announces $270 million canal project

Officials in Dubai have announced a new, $270-million project to build homes and shops along part of the under-construction Dubai canal. The project called Marasi...

Iran oil minister says will keep raising production

Iran will continue increasing its oil production and exports until it reaches the market position it enjoyed before the imposition of sanctions, Oil Minister...

Turkey favours market-friendly reforms, executive presidency

Turkey's new government will aim to bring inflation down to single digits and maintain central bank independence, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday,...

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