Blast near Iraq's Basra oil field causes little damage but heightens riskS&P Global PlattsBasra — A small explosive detonated outside the West Qurna 2 oil field late Monday, causing little damage, but serves as a reminder that protests earlier this mon …

Europe heat wave drags down Rhine levels, tempering oil product demandS&P Global PlattsLondon — An unusually dry spell across northwest Europe, along with surging barge freight costs, is affecting spot demand for barges of oil products as the region strugg …

BloombergOil Gains as US Inventory Drop Adds to China Stimulus OptimismBloombergCrude has been struggling to regain the highs of June as an intensifying trade spat between the U.S. and China, the world's biggest oil importer, threatened to hurt energy …

BloombergAngry Stock Picker Says Trump Hits India With Wild Tweets on OilBloombergTrump canceled a nuclear deal with Iran in May and has been pressing allies to end all imports of Iranian oil by a November deadline. That sent the price of Brent crude surgi …

Energy VoiceEnergy Voice | More than a dozen jobs at risk as oil equipment ...Energy VoiceAn oil and gas equipment manufacturer has closed a section of its factory in Aberdeenshire, putting more than a dozen jobs at risk. Forum Energy Technologies ... …

Interview: Japan seeks US sanctions waiver for Iran oil imports top priorityS&P Global PlattsTokyo — Japan is seeking an early exemption from the US on its sanctions against Iran as among the highest priority for the country's energy security as well a …

BloombergOil Rises From One-Month Low Before US Crude Inventory DataBloombergWhile prices gained briefly on Monday amid a war of words between the U.S. and Iran over oil exports, pledges from Saudi Arabia and other members of the Organization of Petroleum …

BloombergOil Trades Near One-Month Low as Trade Row Risks Hurting DemandBloombergWhile the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may boost output by 200,000 barrels a day by the end of 2018, according to a Barclays Plc estimate, investors remain co …

BloombergNo Dodging The Oil Bullet as Emerging Economies Risk Demand HitBloombergAs the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies succumb to pleas from major consumers from the U.S. to India to help ease the impact, here's a run thro …

Energy VoiceFactbox: Strait of Hormuz is a global oil choke pointS&P Global PlattsLondon — The Middle East's key oil and shipping artery, the Strait of Hormuz, is once again under the microscope after the volume was turned up in the war of words betwee …