COMMODITIES

The number of US rigs actively drilling for oil have now fallen for the 23rd week in a row.

M Rochan May 16, 2015

US dollar weakened this week, after dismal US data, and the dollar index has now dropped for five weeks in a row.

M Rochan May 16, 2015

Saudi Arabia continues to intensify production, moving market share away from high-cost rivals US shale producers.

Angela Sharda May 14, 2015

Riyadh upped crude production and 60% of rigs in US shut.

Joe Millis May 13, 2015

Help needed to fight extradition and meet bail conditions.

Joe Millis May 13, 2015

Investing in distressed oil companies could be risky say finance experts.

Lewis Dean May 12, 2015

Morgan Stanley's giant physical oil trading business is the largest and oldest on Wall Street.

M Rochan May 12, 2015

Goldman Sachs says that a "sequential decline" in crude oil prices might not begin until later in the year.

M Rochan May 12, 2015

French president, on state visit, urges west to life embargo on Cuba.

Joe Millis May 12, 2015

Brent crude could trade at an average price of $60 a barrel in the third-quarter of 2015 and then rise to $65 a barrel.

M Rochan May 11, 2015

China's crude oil purchases are expected to remain robust despite slowing economic growth.

M Rochan May 11, 2015

Capital Economics expects some major headwinds for crude oil prices, both on the supply and demand side.

M Rochan May 09, 2015

Brent crude futures trading at $67.25 per barrel.

Joe Millis May 07, 2015

Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Al-Naimi says that only Allah knows where crude prices are heading.

M Rochan May 05, 2015

First quarter results beat expectations as oil price remains around half 2014 peak.

Nigel Wilson Apr 28, 2015

Société Générale has raised its Brent crude forecast for the full year by $4.33 to $59.54 a barrel.

M Rochan Apr 25, 2015

US central bank monetary policy statement, due out on 29 April, will be the biggest driver for gold prices next week.

M Rochan Apr 25, 2015

Primark owner AB Foods hit by commodities slump as profits halve.

Nigel Wilson Apr 21, 2015

Rising output from Saudi Arabia and other Opec members, amid the China slowdown, may reverse the rebound in oil prices.

M Rochan Apr 20, 2015

While Opec members led by Saudi Arabia are boosting production, Libya output is also recovering.

M Rochan Apr 18, 2015

Front-month Brent crude futures were down 15 cents since their last settlement to $63.83 per barrel.

Joe Millis Apr 17, 2015

Saudi Arabia leads surge in Opec crude oil output in March.

M Rochan Apr 16, 2015

UKOG said April 9 the Horse Hill discovery had world class potential but has now clarified the its estimation.

Nigel Wilson Apr 15, 2015

Islands referred to as Malvinas in Argentina thought to be rich in resources.

Nigel Wilson Apr 13, 2015

IEA chief economist Fatih Birol says lifting of sanctions on Tehran to have a limited impact on global oil prices.

M Rochan Apr 13, 2015

Libya's biggest oil port Es Sider may reopen in a week adding to an oversupplied market.

M Rochan Apr 11, 2015

India's gold imports more than doubled to 125 tonnes in March, from 60 tonnes in the same period a year ago.

M Rochan Apr 11, 2015

RBS's India diamond and jewellery financing loan book stands at about £491m.

M Rochan Apr 10, 2015

Over a dozen energy firms buy hedges from lenders, including JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and the Bank of America.

M Rochan Apr 09, 2015