oil

OPEC chief expects 2018 oil market balance

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- OPEC chief Suhail al-Mazrouei said Tuesday he expected the global oil market to…

Oil spill disasters in the past 50 years

PARIS, France (AFP) - Concerns are growing over an oil slick off China's east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded…

Oil slick off China coast trebles in size

by Ben Dooley Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east…

Saudi Arabia calls for oil producers to extend cooperation

by Khaled Orabi in Muscat with Omar Hasan in Dubai Agence France Presse MUSCAT, Oman (AFP) -- Top oil exporter…

Explosion risk for oil tanker ablaze off China: authorities

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An Iranian oil tanker ablaze off the Chinese coast is at risk of exploding or sinking,…

Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North

  SEOUL, South Korea  (AFP) -- The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South…

South Korea seizes Hong Kong ship for oil transfer to North: Seoul

SEOUL. South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea briefly seized and inspected a Hong Kong-registered ship in November for transferring oil products…

Trump ‘disappointed’ in China over NKorea sanctions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump -- who has often hailed China's efforts to put pressure on…

UN to vote on new N. Korea sanctions targeting oil

by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will vote Friday on…

Japan trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil imports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of…

Germany’s BASF agrees oil merger with Russian tycoon’s firm

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German chemicals giant BASF has agreed to merge its Wintershall oil and gas unit with the…

Global stocks pressured by oil weakness, profit taking

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks were under pressure Wednesday from weakening oil prices and worries about President…

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