16-06-2011 09:07
Oil prices plummeted Wednesday to below $95 a barrel in New York as investors fretted about fresh signs of weakness in the US economy and tensions in Greece sent the dollar jumping.
11-06-2011 08:13
World oil prices surged this week after Saudi Arabia failed to clinch agreement over an OPEC output boost, while corn hit a record peak as the US Department of Agriculture cut its inventories forecast.
10-06-2011 08:24
Oil prices firmed slightly on Thursday on prospects of tight supplies after OPEC maintained its output ceiling ahead of an expected pick-up in energy demand later in the year, analysts said.
07-06-2011 08:33
Oil prices fell Monday amid worries about a faltering global economic recovery and speculation that the OPEC may raise supply.
06-06-2011 15:55
IATA on Monday halved its profit forecast for the airline industry to $4 billion in 2011 due to the March 11 tsunami in Japan, unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and high oil prices.
28-05-2011 08:58
Crude oil prices stabilized on Friday in muted trading before a long holiday weekend in Britain and the United States, where financial markets will remain closed on Monday for public holidays.
20-05-2011 08:43
The oil market sank on Thursday as the International Energy Agency warned that high prices could threaten global economic growth and called for increased output to tackle the problem.
18-05-2011 08:50
Oil prices slumped in volatile trading Tuesday, as more disappointing US economic data heightened concerns over weak global energy demand.
16-05-2011 13:48
Maersk Group last week reported that its revenue for the period increased by 10 per cent to $14.5bn, up from $13.2 billion in the same period last year, primarily due to higher container freight rates, container volumes and oil prices.
12-05-2011 16:46
High oil prices are slowing North American demand, and easing rich-country growth will crimp global oil usage this year but the price could hover around $110 per barrel, the IEA said on Thursday.
12-05-2011 08:24
Crude oil prices dived Wednesday amid signs of slowing demand in the United States and China and a rise in the dollar.
06-05-2011 16:30
Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Friday as dealers became nervous about the release of US jobs data later in the day, analysts said.
29-04-2011 08:34
ExxonMobil reported nearly $11 billion in quarterly profit Thursday on the back of a surge in oil prices that has put the company in the crosshairs of US politicians, including President Barack Obama.
28-04-2011 17:19
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell turned in a 60-per cent net profit leap for the first quarter on Thursday, as the group benefited from resurgent oil prices and the sale of non-core assets.
27-04-2011 14:42
Energy giant BP said on Wednesday that first-quarter net profits leapt 17 percent to $7.124 billion (4.9 billion euros) as oil prices surged, one year after being hit by the US oil disaster.