Experts urge govt to lock in crude oil purchases as prices start rising

As oil prices start firming up from decades low, experts are suggesting the Indian government hedge part of its oil import to lock in the low price for the future.Admittedly, hedging of oil by importing countries is not common, but gaining traction. Egypt, Ghana, Jamaica, etc, have started hedging. Neighbouring Pakistan is also contemplating hedging…

Oil, gas giants may get tax sop as govt works on lifeline

NEW DELHI: The government is stitching together a package of measures to help domestic oil producers pull through the price crash and the uncertainty in the global oil market as heavy losses on each barrel they pump threaten the commercial viability of projects.   “The pandemic and lockdowns (around the world) have created very challenging…

Crude oil prices drop 4% on China-US tensions, energy demand doubts

NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled about 4 per cent on Friday on rising US-China tensions and doubts about how quickly fuel demand would recover from the coronavirus crisis. Fuel demand plummeted as the coronavirus pandemic caused governments to impose restrictions on movement and businesses closed their doors. Oil has rallied in recent days on as…

U.S. shale bust slams rural economies as oil checks shrivel

Texas: Royalties from oil pumped on Paul Ruckman’s land allowed the South Texas retiree to build a six-bedroom, seven-bathroom vacation home. He had plenty left over, and donated some of it to Helena, Texas, an 1800s ghost town that draws hundreds to historic buildings and gunfight re-enactments. The worst oil bust in decades has slashed…

Russian state holding gives up control of Rosneft after Venezuela exit

MOSCOW, Russia’s state holding company Rosneftegaz has relinquished its controlling stake in the country’s largest oil producer, Rosneft, Rosneft said on Friday, after Rosneft’s exit from Venezuela. Rosneft disposed of its assets in Venezuela two months ago as the United States stepped up sanctions against the firm. Analysts have said that the renunciation of state…