Down the slippery slopeA Chinese oil baron is reportedly detained by the authoritiesThe EconomistSTAFF had routinely been directed to pore over their chairman's speeches and learn from them. One which Ye Jianming, the 40-year-old founder of CEFC, deliv …

Wall Street JournalOil falls with US output climb pushing prices toward a 3-week lowMarketWatchOil looked to log a second straight decline on Thursday, as continued gains in U.S. crude production pushed prices toward their lowest finish in three weeks. Pri …

BloombergSaudi Oil Minister Says Aramco IPO Could Be Delayed to 2019BloombergSaudi Arabia's energy minister hinted the initial public offering of the state oil company Aramco could be delayed until 2019, pushing back a central plank of Crown Prince Moh …

BloombergOil Jumps to Three-Week High as Advancing Stocks Fan OptimismBloombergCrude closed at a three-week high as booming stock markets stoked optimism about economic growth that drives energy demand. Crude futures rose 0.6 percent in New York on Monday. …

swissinfo.chCantons want palm oil off the table in Indonesia and Malaysia free trade talksswissinfo.chThe parliament of canton Geneva has voted for a resolution to exclude palm oil and its derivatives from free trade negotiations with Indonesia and Malaysi …

BloombergSaudis See Oil Output Cuts Easing in 2019Bloomberg“The framework beyond 2018 is yet to be determined, but for sure from the Saudi and from the OPEC standpoint, there is a determination to translate the success of 2017 and 2018, partial as it may b …

BloombergSaudi Arabia Is Taking a Harder Line on Oil PricesBloombergFor the past year, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia -- once fierce oil-market rivals -- have led a coalition of 24 producers in output cuts aimed at clearing th …

Offshore Oil Is Poised For Significant GrowthOilPrice.comFollowing three painful years of portfolio repositioning, cost cuts, and deferred projects, the offshore oil and gas industry is now more prepared to deliver projects and profits at lower costs and s …

BloombergAs Oil Stocks Drain, OPEC Searches for Its Next Fig LeafBloombergMy Bloomberg News colleague Grant Smith has written a very clear explanation of how they might shift the inventory goalposts. The trouble is, that some of the tweaks they might look …

BloombergProduction Agreement 2.0BloombergMy Bloomberg News colleague Grant Smith has written a very clear explanation of how they might shift the inventory goalposts. The trouble is, that some of the tweaks they might look at could end up indicating they …