Financial TimesOil trader Vitol hit by profit drop in tough marketsFinancial TimesThese so-called “cash-and-carry” trades helped the industry deliver bumper profits in 2015 and 2016, making it one of the few beneficiaries of the oil price crash. But a shif …

ArabianBusiness.comOil and gas to drive rising Oman GDPArabianBusiness.comOman's real GDP growth will accelerate over 2018 and 2019 on the back of rising oil and gas exports, which will have a positive effect on domestic demand, according to a new repo …

Chemical & Engineering NewsEngineering new cellular scaffolding for bacteriaChemical & Engineering NewsA fusion of a bacterial protein and a designed coiled-coil peptide assembles into scaffolding (model shown in red) that extends throughout an E. coli cel …

ArabianBusiness.comYoung UAE Nationals favour engineering, tech careersArabianBusiness.comYoung UAE nationals are favouring a move away from their parents' careers, and looking to science, technology, engineering and mathematics for future job prospect …

Wall Street JournalOil Climbs on Hopes for OPEC Cut ExtensionWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices ticked up Friday morning after a week of losses, boosted by fresh signs that Saudi Arabia plans to back an extension of OPEC's deal to curb global product …

Oil Ticks Higher on Faith in Production CutsWall Street JournalCrude oil prices edged upward on Thursday with stronger-than-expected growth in U.S. crude and distillate stocks offset by evidence of supply cuts from major producers including Saudi Arabia. B …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Retreat on OversupplyWall Street JournalOil prices flipped to small losses as a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. oil stockpiles, falling product prices and strong production number out of Russia kept gains in check. Light …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Bounce Back as Investors Hunt BargainsWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices recovered Thursday as investors hunted bargains following a sharp fall in the previous session. Still, a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. oil stoc …