Wall Street JournalIran's Oil Minister Sounds Upbeat Note on Possible OPEC DealWall Street JournalVIENNA—Iran's oil minister said he believed OPEC would clinch an oil-production deal on Wednesday, amid signs that his country and Iraq were looking f …

Nikkei Asian ReviewOil may rise to $60 next year, says Kuwait National Petroleum CEONikkei Asian ReviewThe crude oil surplus that sent prices of the commodity tumbling in the second half of 2014 is starting to moderate from its 2015 peak, which is likely t …

The Seattle TimesMosier fire chief: Derailment altered his view on oil trainsThe Seattle TimesOLYMPIA — The first flames were fueled by a puddle of oil from a leaking train car that derailed shortly after noon on June 3 near Mosier, Ore. They burned undern …

Wall Street JournalKuwait Considers Privatizing Oil-Field ServicesWall Street JournalKuwait is considering privatizing its oil-field services sector, a senior finance ministry official said Tuesday, in a potentially controversial move in the petroleum-depe …

ReutersKuwait deputy FM says Iran, oil producers must not increase productionReuters"There is no choice but to freeze production," KUNA quoted Jarallah as telling Japanese news agency Jiji press while he and acting oil minister Anas al-Saleh atte …

Wall Street JournalWhat Oil Glut? Outages Put Supply, Demand Close to BalanceWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil-producing governments across the world are scrambling to address petroleum outages that have taken nearly 2 million barrels a day off the market and …

BBC NewsGatwick oil 'could add billions' to UK economyBBC NewsOil production in the South of England could add billions to the economy and help offset the decline in North Sea production, a report says. The study has been commissioned by UK Oil &am …

Sydney Morning HeraldAustralian dollar dives on oil stalemate, volatility set to reign againSydney Morning HeraldOil futures also tumbled, by as much as 6.8 per cent, according to Bloomberg. Both members and non-members of the Organization of Petroleum Exp …

RTOil Worker Strike Cuts in Half Kuwait Crude ProductionWall Street JournalKuwait's crude production dropped by more than half on Sunday as thousands of its oil industry employees began an open-ended strike over government plans to cut wages. The count …

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