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Oil Nears $70 as OPEC Tightens Supply, Hopes for Trade Deal Grow

Oil rose near $70 a barrel in London, a level last breached in November, as global crude supplies tightened while hopes for an end to the U.S.-China trade impasse lifted financial markets.

April 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump Asks OPEC to Increase Oil Output to Keep Prices in Check

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of OPEC, saying the cartel should increase production because prices are getting “too high.â€

March 28, 2019
BusinessFuel

Oil Slips as Growth in US Supplies Feeds Into Market Anxieties

Oil prices dipped as an unexpectedly high jump in U.S. crude supplies unnerved a market already worried about weakening global demand.

March 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Global Emissions Hit Record as Energy Demand Boosts Fuel Use

Carbon emissions from fossil-fuel use hit a record last year after energy demand grew at its fastest pace in a decade, reflecting higher oil consumption in the U.S. and more coal burning in China and India.

March 26, 2019
BusinessFuel

Oil Falls From Four-Month High on Concerns of Economic Slowdown

Oil fell from its highest closing level in four months in New York as signs of a slowing global economy stirred concerns about fuel demand.

March 22, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Rises After OPEC Reaffirms Commitment to Production Cuts

Oil in New York rose to the highest level this year after OPEC and its partners agreed to go beyond their pledged supply curbs in the coming months.

March 19, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Cuts Oil Production Forecast for First Time in Six Months

The U.S. government cut its oil production forecast for the first time in six months as drillers scale back in smaller shale plays and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

March 13, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Asia Remained Top US Oil Buyer in 2018 Despite China Trade Row

Asia more than doubled its intake of American crude oil last year even as Beijing and Washington were embroiled in a bitter trade war.

March 7, 2019
BusinessFuel

Canadian Oil Industry Takes Fresh Hit With Key Pipeline Delay

Canada’s already beaten-down oil industry is facing a fresh setback as regulatory issues bog down another key pipeline project.

March 4, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Imports at 23-Year-Low, Output Hits Another Record

The United States imported the least amount of crude oil on a weekly basis in 23 years, as OPEC-members Saudi Arabia and Venezuela cut their shipments to unusually low levels.

February 27, 2019