Financial TimesFinancial support fades for US shale oilFinancial TimesThe collapse of oil prices has turned the attention of producers towards survival. As they conserve cash, US crude oil production volumes are finally heading lower. The government has re …

Al-BawabaIraqi Kurds reassert right to export oil to US despite court rulingReutersThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans on Monday dismissed the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s bid to overturn an earlier ruling against a …

Samsung Heavy, Samsung Engineering say no plans to mergeReutersSamsung Heavy and Samsung Engineering shares rose sharply on Wednesday after Samsung Heavy Chief Executive Park Dae-young said the two firms should eventually merge for long-term synergy. But t …

米上院エネルギー委員会、原油輸出解禁法案を僅差で可決ロイターワシントン ３０日 ロイター］ - 米上院のエネルギー天然資源委員会は３０日、４０年続く原油輸出禁止措置を解除する法案を僅差で可決した。ただ、上院本会議での可決には解禁に消極的な民主党議員を説得する必要があり、成立までに困難が待ち受けている。 エネルギー委員会 ...and more » Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AF …

ReutersSenate energy panel votes to lift oil export banReutersWASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday narrowly passed a bill to lift a 40-year-old ban on the export of crude oil, but the measure faces an uphill battle in getting passed by t …

BloombergCommodity Traders Exploit Crude Crash to Make Oil Storage KingBloombergRefiners, tankage firms and traders that invested in oil storage capacity are benefiting as the slump in crude to below $45 a barrel deepened what's called contango, a rela …