New York TimesOil Boom Gives the US a New Edge in Energy and DiplomacyNew York TimesHOUSTON — A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in American oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saudi Ara …

Khaleej TimesIs $70 oil the new normal?Khaleej TimesThe global economy is poised to cope well even if oil prices will remain at around $70 per barrel throughout 2018, energy experts said. Oil hit $71 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since 2014, supp …

Seeking AlphaWeekly Oil Markets Recap - WTI Finishes At New 2-Year High While USD Finishes At New LowSeeking AlphaUSD finished at a new 2-year low, and as we said previously, this is just the start of a multi-year downtrend. There is a headwind developing …

The Sun DailyMalaysia reviewing trade with EU after Brussels moves to ban use of palm oil to make biofuelsThe Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia is reviewing its trade with the European Union following the bloc's move to back a ban on using …

BloombergAre We There Yet, OPEC? Oil Policy Needs a Destination: Gadfly ...BloombergWe've learned two things on the oil policy of OPEC and friends from meetings in Muscat, Oman and Davos. They don't know the destination, but they know they haven&#3 …

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ReutersCrisis-hit Venezuela's oil output plummets in 2017 to decades lowReutersInsufficient investments, payment delays to suppliers, U.S. sanctions, and a brain drain have hammered Venezuela's oil industry. The production fall has hit oil exports …

The Globe and MailUS crude inventory fall buoys oil, worries about rally persistThe Globe and MailThe oil market has been buoyant for weeks, with U.S. crude futures at highs not seen since late 2014, and Brent crude less than $1 per barrel away from a simi …

ReutersOPEC's cheer over 2018 oil rally tinged by shale worriesReuters“We all are excited about the rally and want to see if it will be sustainable during the year, as it will certainly whet the appetite of shale producers,” an official from an OPEC co …

ReutersOPEC won't react to small, short-lived oil supply disruptions: senior OPEC sourceReutersThe senior OPEC source also said the oil market was on its way to being re-balanced, but so far global oil inventories remained above their five-year average …