Saudi Arabia's 2019 budget will boost spending and continue royal handouts — even as oil prices drop  CNBCDespite falling oil prices, Saudi Arabia will continue paying its citizens cost-of-living allowances, the country's King Salman announced du …

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Saudi Arabia Considers New Oil Production Cuts Amid Shrinking Budget DeficitsCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)In a sign that Riyadh would like to continue this robust economic health into 2019, Saudi Oil Minister Khalid …

Washington ExaminerSenate budget deal requires more sales from oil reserveWashington ExaminerLisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the chairwoman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has called for updating the storage and pipeline hardware that maint …

NasdaqDong Energy sells oil and gas business to IneosFinancial TimesThe Danish group, which listed last year, has become a leader in offshore wind farms and announced its intention to withdraw from its oil and gas business in November. Ineos, which is cont …

The Star OnlineNajib announces RM510mil allocation for palm oil smallholdersThe Star Online"I hope that this will be able to alleviate the financial burden of smallholders when carrying out replanting and new crop planting for palm oil, and at the sam …

Saudi Finance Minister: “I Wouldn't Care If The Oil Price Is Zero"OilPrice.comThe Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled the nation's ambitious “Vision 2030” in an interview with Al-Arabiya in April. The roadmap lays out a wide …

Washington ExaminerTrump budget to sell off oil reserveWashington ExaminerPresident Trump's budget proposal seeks to sell off half of the nation's 40-year-old crude oil reserve, deeming it no longer necessary with increased production from fracking …