Indonesia's Pertamina has signed oil block contract -regulator  ReutersIndonesian state energy firm PT Pertamina has signed a production sharing contract with the government for the country's second-largest crude producing field, ... Read more ht …

UPDATE 1-Malaysia end-April palm oil stocks fall to six-month low - MPOB  Reuters Africaindustry consultant * Export demand could maintain if low prices hold - trader (Updates with quotes, details, background) By Emily Chow KUALA LUMPUR, May ... …

Feds revive proposal for new oil, gas drilling in California  Star TribuneThe federal government wants to reopen over 1.7 million acres (690000 hectacres) in California to oil and gas drilling that includes fracking on land that has ... Read more …

Brazil sets minimum profit-sharing levels for oil mega-auction  ReutersBrazil's national energy council on Thursday published updated parameters for a massive oil auction scheduled for later this year, including minimum levels of ... Read more ht …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Trade tensions, weak oil pressure most major Gulf markets  Reuters AfricaThe Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock markets dropped sharply on Thursday, affected by global trade tensions and falling oil prices, which sent most Middle Eastern .. …

Uganda launches second round of competitive bidding for oil blocks  Reuters AfricaUganda has launched a second round of competitive bidding for five oil exploration blocks in the west of the country, where it has already discovered ... Read more …

Western Canadian oil inventories hit record high; curtailments fail to cut glut  Seeking AlphaAlberta's government production cuts have failed to reduce a glut of oil in the province, according to Genscape data, which says Western Canadian crude …

Petrobras profit misses forecasts, oil output increase eyed  ReutersBrazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA posted quarterly results that missed expectations on Tuesday, although management flagged a potential ... Read more https://uk …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil, geopolitical tensions weigh on Saudi; most Gulf markets down  ReutersSaudi Arabia's stock market fell on Tuesday for the fourth straight day, weakened by a combination of lower oil prices and geopolitical tension in the Middle …

India's oil imports from Iran down 57 percent in April: trade  ReutersIndia's oil imports from Iran fell about 57 percent year-on-year in April, according to tanker arrival data seen by Reuters, the last month when New Delhi was ... Read more htt …