Thursday, January 15, 2026

Oman cuts 2016 spending as oil prices fall

Oman will cut spending this year by 15.6 percent in the face of lower oil prices but still face a huge deficit after posting...

Russia says ready to ramp up oil output, challenging Saudi

Russia said on Wednesday it was prepared to push oil production to historic highs, just days after a global deal to freeze output levels...

Dutch Shell executive reduce flaring in Venezuela following Iraq reductions

Mounir Bouaziz, who left Shell last year and is now an independent business developer, said he began talks last October with Venezuelan state oil...

U.S. sues to seize $1 billion in assets tied to Malaysian state fund

U.S. prosecutors are trying to seize more than $1 billion in assets they said were tied to money stolen from the Malaysian state fund, overseen...

Syria funds suggest ISIS link to militants arrested in Indonesia

Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from...

Egypt strengthens exchange rate versus the dollar

Egypt has strengthened the official exchange rate of its currency by 0.20 pounds against the dollar. Figures posted Wednesday on the website of the National...

Nigeria's President Buhari in Saudi for oil talks

The leader of Africa's number one oil producer was in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, with analysts forecasting his country's eventual support for an output freeze...

Oil up as Kuwait revives hope for output freeze deal

Oil prices climbed in Asia Wednesday after Kuwait said an agreement to freeze output during a producers' meeting this month could still be reached...

The impact of Coronavirus on UK stocks

Following a surprise interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, UK stocks ranked lower on Wednesday as investors worried about the extent of...

Iran reappoints Hedayatzadeh as boss of Swiss-based oil trading firm

Iran on Tuesday reappointed a former managing director of its Swiss-based trading company as part of a broader reshuffle aimed at bolstering its oil...

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