NEWS.com.auOil prices fall nearly three per centNEWS.com.auA $US1.80 lift in the iron ore price may have helped support the Aussie currency, but oil prices have fallen close to three per cent. Westpac's Imre Speizer said the US currency had firmed slig …

BRIEF-Tata Technologies buys Escenda Engineering ABReutersTata Technologies says company will maintain same management team and full workforce under new ownership Source text - (Tata Technologies, the global engineering services company, announced that it …

Wall Street JournalRussia Tells Rosneft to Buy Smaller Oil Producer BashneftWall Street JournalRussia is draining a reserve fund, built up over almost a decade of high oil prices, and as the government struggles to hold down spending and sell state assets, …

Slavery At Sea: The Ugly Underbelly Of Oil ShippingOilPrice.comThe words “slavery” and “oil”, when used together, are usually reserved for use in the context of palm oil, but the offshore oil and gas industry isn't immune to modern-day slavery—as evide …

BBC NewsOil slump drags down Asian marketsBBC NewsAsian markets started the week down after meeting of oil producers to discuss output cuts ended with a deal. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell by 3.04% - or 511.90 points - to 16,336.13, while in …

NEWS.com.auDollar jumps on oil price surgeNEWS.com.auReports that Saudi Arabia and Russia had agreed to freeze oil production have pushed crude prices higher, supporting the Australian dollar. CURRENCY SNAPSHOT AT 0630 AEST ON WEDNESDAY. One Australian dol …

NEWS.com.auOil price gains lift dollar higherNEWS.com.auA SPIKE in global oil prices has pushed the Australian dollar higher. At 0630 AEST on Monday, the local unit was trading at 75.56 US cents, up from 75.32 cents on Friday. Crude oil prices are up by mo …

NEWS.com.auDollar up despite weaker oil pricesNEWS.com.auSaudi Arabia's vow not to cut oil output unless other major producers do so on Saturday (AEDT) put pressure on crude prices, weighing on commodity currencies, like the Australian dollar. CURRENCY …

Al-ArabiyaFires put out at major Libyan oil terminalAl-ArabiyaFirefighters have put out fires started by an attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants at the major Libyan oil terminal of Ras Lanuf, a spokesman for guards at the terminal sai …

Aljazeera.comDavos 2016: Tackling oil challenge and inequality trapAljazeera.comLast week, world leaders met in Davos to discuss the biggest challenges facing the global economy in 2016: Crushing markets and currencies, the falling price of oil, global ine …