Kazakhstan replaces energy minister Vladimir Shkolnik as oil output fallsEconomic TimesALMATY: Kazakhstan named Kanat Bozumbayev, a former head of the country's power grid, as its new energy minister on Friday, as the second-largest oil producer in the …

The Fiscal TimesWhy Oil Prices Will Take Another TumbleThe Fiscal TimesThe stock market rally since the Feb. 11 low has been predicated on two things. The first was the persistent hope of an OPEC/Russia deal to freeze crude oil supplies. The second was the …

Business InsiderDespite oil's decline, energy companies win with equity offeringsBusiness InsiderDespite "mixed emotion" about the offering because it did dilute the stock, Breard pointed to the "safety" provided by the funding give …

Kazakhs Vote for Parliament as Economy Strains in Oil SlumpBloombergThe president called the vote after lawmakers said “social consolidation” was needed as the former Soviet Union's largest oil producer after Russia battles an economic crisis triggered …

MoneyWeekWinners and losers as the oil price slidesMoneyWeekThe map above shows the world's biggest oil importers (in yellow) and exporters (in dark blue). Unsurprisingly, with the price of Brent crude now below $50 a barrel, compared to $100 just 18 m …

Kazakh PM Sees Oil-Nation Currency Pegs Axed as Crude FallsBloombergCurrency pegs in crude-producing nations are set to topple as the world enters a “new era” of low oil prices, according to the prime minister of Kazakhstan, which rattled markets this week …

Libyan state oil company to send fuel to western region opposing TripoliReutersTripoli-based NOC has sought to stay out of the conflict to avoid legal questions from customers worried that oil sales will end up on bank accounts controlled by a non-recogniz …

BloombergRussia Set to Start Iran Crude Imports Under Oil-for-Goods DealBloombergRussia may start importing crude from Iran next week as part of an oil-for-goods agreement, Iranian Energy Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said. “We hope that next week” Russia …

Reuters UKInsight - Learning Mandarin in the tundra: Russia invites China into oil businessReuters UKLast September, President Vladimir Putin, who has been seeking new markets in Asia for Russian energy exports to replace traditional customers in Europe, a …