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Barani Krishnan/Reuters
World oil and liquids supply surpassed 100 million barrels a day for the first time
- 3Q production rises to 100.3 million barrels a day, IEA says
- OPEC, Americas and biofuels lead increases in global output
By Dan Murtaugh
SINGAPORE
Petroleumworld 10 12 2018
The world is pumping out more oil and other petroleum liquids than ever before.
ahorroenergetico.net
- Argentine oil company to sell 24.99 percent of YPF Luz
- Fund negotiating stake after Blackstone deal fell through
By Pablo Rosendo Gonzalez
BUENOS AIRES
Petroleumworld 10 12 2018
Source: BP , Oil major trade movements 2017 – trade flows worldwide (million tonnes)
- China buys more African oil, less from U.S. amid trade spat
- Iran sanctions force Asian buyers to look elsewhere for supply
By Alex Longley and Bill Lehane
LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 11 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump is redirecting global oil flows.
luke sharrett / bloomberg
- EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced “highly qualified.” five new members
- They are not active researchers and scientists in the field - Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Center for Science and Democracy.
By Jennifer A Dlouhy
WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld 10 11 2018
Video: Expensive energy is back, Fatih Birol says.
- Venezuelan output is in free-fall, Iran sinking: Fatih Birol
- ‘Expensive energy' is back when global economy already shaky By Javier Blas, Grant Smith, and Francine Lacqua
LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 10 2018
Michael to Hit Florida as a ‘Dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane
- IEA asks OPEC to increase output as market enters ‘red zone'
- WTI remains above $74 a barrel, after gaining 0.9% on Tuesday
By Heesu Lee
SEOUL
Petroleumworld 10 10 2018
Rich Press/Bloomberg
Video: Demand for Oil Relatively Robust, Says JPMorgan's Darling
- Industry free cash flow to reach $175 billion in 2018: Rystad
- Investors still doubtful of pledges about spending discipline By Kelly Gilblom
LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 09 2018
Rich Press/Bloomberg
Latin America's economy is projected to be the weakest among emerging markets this year.
- Fund cuts Latin America's growth outlook for 2018 and 2019
- Doubts about success of stabilization plan weigh on Argentina
By David Biller
RIO
Petroleumworld 10 09 2018
Bandar Al-Jaloud/AFP
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - Full interview transcript
- ‘We did our job and more,' crown prince says in interview
- Trump has criticized OPEC for allowing crude prices to rally By Nayla Razzouk and Stephanie Flanders
DUBAI/LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 08 2018
La Republica.pe
Bolsonaro's domination Sunday was so overwhelming that it briefly appeared that he might capture enough votes to forgo the need for a runoff round with first results showing 49 % of the vote and later dropping to 46.2 percent, just short of the majority.
- Ex-Army captain Jair Bolsonaro to face Leftist Fernando Haddad
- Tumultuous election marked by violence and polarization
By Mario Sergio Lima, Raymond Colitt, David Biller, and Aline Oyamada
BRASILIA/RIO/SAO PAULO
Petroleumworld 10 08 2018
Rich Press/Bloomberg
Video: Demand for Oil Relatively Robust, Says JPMorgan's Darling
- Industry free cash flow to reach $175 billion in 2018: Rystad
- Investors still doubtful of pledges about spending discipline
By Kelly Gilblom
LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 09 2018
Rich Press/Bloomberg
Latin America's economy is projected to be the weakest among emerging markets this year.
- Fund cuts Latin America's growth outlook for 2018 and 2019
- Doubts about success of stabilization plan weigh on Argentina
By David Biller
RIO
Petroleumworld 10 09 2018
Bandar Al-Jaloud/AFP
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - Full interview transcript
- ‘We did our job and more,' crown prince says in interview
- Trump has criticized OPEC for allowing crude prices to rally By Nayla Razzouk and Stephanie Flanders
DUBAI/LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 08 2018
La Republica.pe
Bolsonaro's domination Sunday was so overwhelming that it briefly appeared that he might capture enough votes to forgo the need for a runoff round with first results showing 49 % of the vote and later dropping to 46.2 percent, just short of the majority.
- Ex-Army captain Jair Bolsonaro to face Leftist Fernando Haddad
- Tumultuous election marked by violence and polarization
By Mario Sergio Lima, Raymond Colitt, David Biller, and Aline Oyamada
BRASILIA/RIO/SAO PAULO
Petroleumworld 10 08 2018
Trump's OPEC strategy to max-out oil production may backfire
Bloomberg
Video: Oil Market Is on a Razor's Edge, Says FGE's Fesharaki / Video : Jason Gammel, energy analyst at Jefferies, discusses oil.
- State department says cartel should utilize spare capacity
- Crude futures rose to 4-year high after Saudis boosted output
By Dina Khrennikova, Jack Farchy, and Elena Mazneva
MOSCOW/LONDON
Petroleumworld 10 05 2018
Far-right Brazil candidate Bolsonaro ahead of final debate, big boost on Datafolha poll
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Video: Latin America's biggest economy votes on Sunday.
- Jair Bolsonaro rises to 35 percent in latest Datafolha survey.
- Leftwinger Fernando Haddad remains steady on 22 percent
By Rachel Gamarski
BRASILIA
Petroleumworld 10 05 2018
Emerging markets currencies get a blow as rising oil prices hit importers
Video: Saudi Output Nears Record as Oil Trades Close to 4-Year High
By Paul Wallace
LAGOS
Petroleumworld 10 04 2018
Shell's LNG Canada and trade deals are no help to stalled Trans Mountain Pipeline
Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
- Canada open for business again but Alberta oil still stuck
- Indigenous support remains key stumbling block for pipeline
By Natalie Obiko Pearson
VANCOUVER
Petroleumworld 10 04 2018
Brazil election poll says Jairo Bolsonaro rising
Andre Coelho/Bloomberg
Second poll confirms far-right candidate is rising in Brazil.
- Datafolha survey released on Tuesday backs up Ibope findings
- Jair Bolsonaro rose four percentage points, Haddad flatlines
By Bruce Douglas
BRASILIA
Petroleumworld 10 03 2018
Video: Commodities have been on a tear recently. Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski and James Poole report.
- U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement boosts sentiment for oil market
- Drop in Iranian exports and tightening market stokes concerns
By Samuel Robinson
NEW YORK
Petroleumworld 10 03 2018
Oil at $85 level highest since 2014 on supply concerns over Iran and Venezuela
Video:Expect $85 Brent in six months, says Wayne Gordon, executive director at UBS Wealth Management.
- American rig fleet shrinks as crude drillers pause activity
- Brent exceeds $85-a-barrel level for first time since 2014 By Samuel Robinson
NEW YORK
Petroleumworld 10 02 2018
Video: Bloomberg's Josh Wingrove reports on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
- Nafta deal bolsters loonie and eases investment uncertainy
- Shell-led group also poised to back $31 billion LNG terminal
By Theophilos Argitis and Josh Wingrove
OTTAWA
Petroleumworld 10 02 2018
Brazil election poll says Jairo Bolsonaro rising
Andre Coelho/Bloomberg
Second poll confirms far-right candidate is rising in Brazil.
- Datafolha survey released on Tuesday backs up Ibope findings
- Jair Bolsonaro rose four percentage points, Haddad flatlines
By Bruce Douglas
BRASILIA
Petroleumworld 10 03 2018
Video: Commodities have been on a tear recently. Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski and James Poole report.
- U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement boosts sentiment for oil market
- Drop in Iranian exports and tightening market stokes concerns
By Samuel Robinson
NEW YORK
Petroleumworld 10 03 2018
Oil at $85 level highest since 2014 on supply concerns over Iran and Venezuela
Video:Expect $85 Brent in six months, says Wayne Gordon, executive director at UBS Wealth Management.
- American rig fleet shrinks as crude drillers pause activity
- Brent exceeds $85-a-barrel level for first time since 2014
By Samuel Robinson
NEW YORK
Petroleumworld 10 02 2018
Video: Bloomberg's Josh Wingrove reports on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
- Nafta deal bolsters loonie and eases investment uncertainy
- Shell-led group also poised to back $31 billion LNG terminal
By Theophilos Argitis and Josh Wingrove
OTTAWA
Petroleumworld 10 02 2018
Taylor Weidman / Bloomberg
What oil at $100 a barrel would mean for the global economy
- Bloomberg Economics reckons pain not as bad as in 2011
- Rising oil has different impacts on different economies By Enda Curran and Michelle Jamrisko
HONG KONG / SINGAPORE
Petroleumworld 10 01 2018
Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg
Venezuela faces fresh blow with ship-fuel rules threatening exports
- PDVSA's exports of fuel oil at risk with upcoming IMO rules
- Regulation also to weigh on prices of Venezuelan sour crudeBy Lucia Kassai
HOUSTON
Petroleumworld 10 01 2018
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