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Oil pump nozzles at gas station Oil prices jump on escalating tensions in the Middle East Fri 19 Apr 2024
Oil prices jumped on Friday while Asian markets tumbled, with global investors worrying about an escalation in conflict in the Middle East after explosions were reported... (photo: Creative Commons) CNN
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A fuel storage tank at the Saudi Aramco Shell oil refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in this photo taken Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Oil steady amid easing Middle East tension Thu 18 Apr 2024
New DelhiOil prices were little changed after a 3% drop in the previous session as the market remains concerned about demand in 2024 and on signs that a wider conflict... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) Business Day
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya. IMF warns tensions in Middle East could cause sharp increase in oil prices Wed 17 Apr 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the escalating tensions in the Middle East could lead to an increase in oil prices and inflation. The IMF has warned that... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Offshore Technology
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Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palms, Nov. 17, 2018. Crude palm oil prices to turn bearish: Malaysian analysits Tue 16 Apr 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have foreseen crude palm oil (CPO) prices to turn bearish at mid-year due to output recovery. The Maybank Investment Bank said... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ Achim Halfmann) China.dot.org
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An oil worker walks in the El Palito refinery during the arrival of Iranian oil tanker Fortune near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela US ties renewal of easing of Venezuela oil sanctions to progress on elections Tue 16 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. will not renew a temporary license that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gas sector unless progress is made... (photo: AP / Ernesto Vargas) Natural Gas World
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President Joe Biden meets with members of the National Security Council regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. Biden unlikely to cut Iran’s oil lifeline after Israel attack: Report Tue 16 Apr 2024
The recent unprecedented missile and drone strike by Iran on Israel has raised questions about the potential response from the Biden administration. However, analysts... (photo: White House / Adam Schultz) The Siasat Daily
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After the task force in the supply, oil & gasoline (gas) station register more regular flow, Brasilia, Brazil Oil prices up over escalating Middle East tensions, strong demand indicators in China Tue 16 Apr 2024
Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid unresolved tensions in the Middle East and better-than-expected economic data from China, the world’s largest oil importer. International... (photo: ABr / Gabriel Jabur) Anadolu Agency
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File - A modern BP filling station with Wild Bean Cafe, State Highway 1, Paraparaumu, Bramley, Leeds. Big Oil is a name used to describe the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies, of which BP is one. Oil heading towards $100 fuelled by Iran’s attack on Israel Mon 15 Apr 2024
Iran’s launch of 300 drones and missiles aimed at Israeli targets in the early hours of Sunday has led to a sharp rise in energy-related geopolitical risk and an expected... (photo: Creative Commons / Pcmanrules https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Seatrade Maritime News
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A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average Wall Street slips after a mixed start to earnings reporting season, as oil rises Fri 12 Apr 2024
New YorkU.S. stocks are slipping Friday after a mixed start to earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Detroit news
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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, file photo, a motorist fills gas up in his vehicle at a Shell gasoline station in Sacramento, Calif. Oil price surge is the No. 1 threat to the US economy, Moody’s economist warns Mon 8 Apr 2024
The US jobs market is on fire. Consumer spending is strong. And the economy is growing at a brisk pace. But there is a growing threat to that sunny economic backdrop:... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli) CNN
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Oil rig sea gas drill Oil prices spike to highest level since October 2023 Fri 5 Apr 2024
Oil prices saw sizable rises during the week ending April 5 as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Europe triggered supply fears. International benchmark Brent... (photo: Creative Commons) Anadolu Agency
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FILE - A tanker seen anchored at the new oil export terminal in the far eastern port of Kozmino on Dec. 28, 2009. The U.S. Treasury has levied a new round of sanctions on firms and ships that used U.S. service providers to carry Russian crude oil in violation of the multinational price cap and imposed another set of sanctions on a group of Balkan people and firms tied to Kremlin influence in the region. Have not asked India to reduce buying Russian oil, says US treasury official Thu 4 Apr 2024
New Delhi, [India], April 4 (ANI): The United States has not asked India to stop or reduce its oil imports from Russia and nor has it sanctioned any Indian entity for... (photo: AP) Beijing News
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Oil pump nozzles at gas station Brent oil futures rise towards $90 as supply risks intensify Thu 4 Apr 2024
Oil prices extended gains yesterday, as investors mulled supply risks stemming from Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and the potential for escalation in the Middle... (photo: Creative Commons) Independent online (SA)
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FILE - Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, 150 kilometers east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 28, 2021. Saudi Arabia considers May oil price hike Wed 3 Apr 2024
The world’s largest oil producer set the trend for prices in Iran, Kuwait and Iraq. The world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, may increase the official selling... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil, File) Offshore Technology
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File: An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. The European Union reached a deal Friday for a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, a key step as Western sanctions aim to reorder the global oil market to prevent price spikes and starve President Vladimir Putin of funding for his war in Ukraine India’s Russian oil imports flow heavy despite tighter sanctions Wed 3 Apr 2024
Tightening sanctions from the United States (US) and other Western powers on Russia\u2019s oil trade appear to have had no impact so far on India\u2019s Russian oil... (photo: AP) Financial Express
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Storage tanks are seen at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 Oil extends gains as geopolitical supply risks intensify Wed 3 Apr 2024
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as investors eyed concerns around crude and fuel supplies, following Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and the potential for... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) CyprusMail
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2021 photo, emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kans. Most companies are aligned with national net-zero targets, as per GlobalData poll Tue 2 Apr 2024
Just over 40% of respondents said that their company’s emission reduction targets complemented their country’s net-zero plans. Post the Paris Accord of 2015, the global... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel, File) Offshore Technology
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The Shell logo is at a petrol station in London, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Royal Dutch Shell expects its fourth quarter profits to drop by at least 40 percent to between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion after a sharp drop in crude oil prices, but underscored its determination to press ahead with the proposed mega-merger with BG Group plc. Dutch court hears Shell’s appeal against landmark climate ruling Tue 2 Apr 2024
A Dutch court will on Tuesday hear Shell’s SHEL.L appeal against a landmark climate ruling which ordered it to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) Philenews
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Oil gas is pumped into a vehicle Oil prices maintain rising trend ahead of Easter Sunday Fri 29 Mar 2024
Oil prices continue their rising trend ahead of Easter Sunday during the week ending March 29 due to supply concerns fueled by escalating geopolitical tensions.... (photo: Creative Commons) Anadolu Agency
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Oil rigs off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the United States, accounting for 19.5% of all US oil production in 2012. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith. Why fossil fuel producers are oddly optimistic in the climate change era Fri 29 Mar 2024
The coal, oil, and gas industries are embracing clean energy but preparing for more fuel demand. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images Coal, oil, and natural gas producers have... (photo: Creative Commons / Carol M. Highsmith) Vox
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