Ahmad Maslan: Malaysian palm oil sales weak because of strained ties with China  Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Former deputy finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said that one of the reasons for the reduced price of Malaysian palm oil is .. …

Europe Stocks, U.S. Futures Advance; Oil Rallies: Markets Wrap  BloombergEuropean stocks climbed and U.S. equity futures pointed to a stronger open as the world's two largest economies scheduled *fresh* trade negotiations next week. Read more htt …

41 people injured in Japan restaurant explosion  FireEngineering.comTOKYO (AP) — More than 40 people were injured in an explosion Sunday night at a restaurant in northern Japan, police said. Read more https://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2018/ …

Frogs, fish and small birds die in English zoo fire  FireEngineering.comLONDON (AP) — A zoo in northwest England says insects, frogs, fish and small birds perished in a fire that broke out in an enclosure devoted to exotic tropical ... Read more …

Car rams 2 bikes on ORR: Engineering student dies, 3 hurt  Times of IndiaHYDERABAD: The Outer Ring Road (ORR) continues to be a death trap with a speeding car crashing into two bikes on Saturday, killing an engineering stud. Read more https://tim …

Wall Street JournalSaudi Aramco, a Wellspring of Oil, Wants to Become a Fount of IdeasWall Street JournalThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Saudi Arabian Oil Co., better known as Aramco, 230 patents last year, four times as many as in 2013 when i …

RPT-Unfazed by OPEC, Libya and Nigeria seek to boost oil outputReutersOn Saturday, the head of Libya's U.N.-backed government met the head of Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) and the governor of Tripoli's central bank to discuss how the corporat …

Interactive InvestorThe Oil Man: Hurricane, SDX Energy, Pantheon, Genel, Premier OilInteractive InvestorHurricane's total 2P reserves and 2C contingent resources are increased by ∼231% to 2.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent. At Halifax, RPS concludes …

BloombergKuwait replaces oil and finance ministers: state news agencyReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait replaced its oil and finance ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, state news agency KUNA reported. Bakhit al-Rashidi was appointed the new oil minis …

ReutersAbu Dhabi oil firm ADNOC catches regional listing bugReutersDUBAI Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is looking to float some of its services businesses and enter tie-ups with global investors to help it create new revenue streams and secure mor …