LONDON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday on expectations that major producers would agree to extend output cuts that have shored up prices, during a video conference likely to be held this week. Benchmark Brent crude rose 2.3 per cent, or 88 cents, to $39.20 a barrel as of 0840 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
NEW YORK: Oil prices were up about $1 a barrel on Tuesday on expectations that major producers will agree to extend output cuts during a video conference likely to be held this week and as countries and US states begin to restart after coronavirus lockdowns. Brent crude rose 2.7 per cent, or $1.04, to $39.36…
NEW YORK: The amount of natural gas flowing on pipelines to US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants plunged to a 13-month low in June, a signal of weak worldwide demand due to government lockdowns to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Worldwide LNG prices collapsed to record lows in Europe and Asia in…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration believes ahead of an expected OPEC+ meeting this week that major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will honor their pledges to cut crude production and will not damage the global economy by changing course, a senior official said on Tuesday. We trust that other major oil producers…
MOSCOW – U.S. President Donald Trump told President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday about his idea of holding an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year with a possible invitation for Russia, the Kremlin and the White House said. Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit he had…
HOUSTON/NEW YORK – U.S. shale oil producers are beginning to reverse production cuts as prices recover from historic lows, underscoring shale’s ability to quickly adjust to pricing and posing a challenge to OPEC as it considers extending production curbs. U.S. producers slashed output in April and May as oil prices collapsed due to a supply…
Oil India Limited (OIL) will fly in experts from Singapore by Wednesday night to cap a well blowout at Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district. Experts of the Singapore-based firm, Alert Disaster Control, will launch a joint operation with OIL and ONGC personnel to cap the uncontrolled release of natural gas, a senior official told The…
NEW DELHI: The rupee is likely to be stable if crude oil prices stay at moderate level and fiscal deficit is under check, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar said on Tuesday.So far, the rupee has been stable against the dollar, he said at the CII Annual session. “If the crude oil (prices)…
Mumbai, As Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ whirls towards Maharashtra at a steady pace, concerns have been expressed about the nuclear and chemical plants and other sensitive installations that would come in its direct path.The cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early Wednesday, with all authorities in the state braced for the fallout. “Care…
A day after Moody’s downgraded India’s credit rating to a notch above junk status on growth concerns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the country will definitely get back its economic growth and said reforms undertaken during the lockdown will help the economy in the long-run. Pledging to undertake more structural reforms that…
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