Opec on track to extend production cuts but doubts over Russia's cooperation persist
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Having spent the last 10 years covering Opec, the IBTimes Business Editor provides a peek inside the 'central bank of oil'.
Oil plunges from 2-year highs ahead of Opec meeting
Crude futures slide on perceived uptick in US production and Russian reluctance to go along with cartel.
UK energy prices to decline through to 2022 as 'cheap gas imports' rise
Falling demand and lower wholesale gas prices would cut power prices, research suggests.
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Ex-employee tells IBTimes UK that senior managers at Japan's industrial giant were too scared or proud to admit failures that have now amplified into a colossal scandal.
Theresa May's UK energy price cap will 'squeeze margins' for Centrica, SSE
Price controls unveiled by the Primer Minister could put some energy suppliers under severe strain, says ratings agency.
Oil-rich South Sudan faces fuel shortage as 'people suffer'
Its a cruel irony that an economy which gets 98% of its revenue from oil faces one of its worst fuel crises following years of conflict.
Japanese steel scandal grows as Kobe admits more cases of falsified information
Kobe Steel announces further instances of faked inspections data as its shares get a hammering in Asian trading.
Japanese steelmaker ordered to reveal extent of inspection data manipulation
Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steel maker, has admitted that between 1 September, 2016 and 31 August 2017, it sold materials using falsified data.
Opec Secretary General seeks US shale producers' help to cap excess global oil supply
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo urges American oil producers to reduce production in a bid to prop up crude oil prices.
Theresa May's 'Miliband-light' energy price cap plan won't work, says Centrica CEO
Iain Conn, boss of the British Gas' owner, says move could have opposite effect and result in higher prices across the board.
Tycoon Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos' continues aggressive North Sea expansion as it seals Dong Energy deal
Petrochemicals company completes purchase of Danish firm's oil and gas business expanding its operations in the region.
Oil lurks near $60 mark as Turkey threatens to blockade Iraqi Kurds
Brent futures spike on anticipation of higher demand and geopolitical tension.
BHP Billiton expects copper to be king in world of electric vehicles
Electric cars require four times as much copper to manufacture compared to traditional fossil fuel variants.
Russia's Gazprom topples US behemoth ExxonMobil as the world's leading energy company
ExxonMobil's 12-year reign at the top comes to an end as lower oil price sends it tumbling down the pecking order.
'Big oil' players are not 'big data' laggards, says tech start-up co-founder
Babur Ozden, co-founder of Maana, who works with the biggest names in the oil and sector believes it's wrong to presume the industry trails digitally.
Glencore selling most of its stake in Russia's Rosneft to Chinese company
FTSE 100 miner to divest stake a mere nine months after buying it in conjunction with Qatar Investment Authority.
Oil price rise due to 'weaker dollar and not Opec pact', says Rosneft boss
Russian majority state-owned company's CEO Igor Sechin says Opec deal has 'no impact' on market.
Green energy cost declines prompt 'surge' in industry growth
New research suggests falling renewable energy costs are being complemented by higher efficiencies.
Crude symbolism: France to ban oil and gas production on 'home soil' by 2040
However, only 1% of Paris' needs are met by next to negligible domestic production.
Houston's mayor says city 'open for business' despite huge hurdles
Sylvester Turner said America's oil and gas capital was looking to get back on track.
Port Arthur refinery and pipeline closures spark record spike in US gasoline prices
Storm Harvey, which has already resulted in several US Gulf coast refineries being shut, continues to disrupt supplies.
Oil price falls but US gasoline futures spike as storm Harvey wreaks havoc on Texas
Record rainfall causes severe flooding and takes 2.2m bpd of US refinery output offline.
Energy companies evacuate staff and shut sites as Texas braces for 130mph Hurricane Harvey
Gasoline prices respond to possible disruption as refineries, ports and exploration sites are closed with "life-threatening" storm in sight.
'Sovereign Bedfellows'? China and Saudi Arabia join coffers for $20bn investment fund
Details of the unique fund emerge as Riyadh attempts to overtake Moscow as the leading supplier of crude oil to Beijing.
Paul Singer's hedge fund Elliott Management ups ante in tussle with BHP Billiton
Activist investor will now have power to call a general meeting and table resolutions via its increased stake in the company.
'Lithium Rush': Ex-banker fronts start-up hunting for sought after metal in Cornwall
Silvery-white alkaline metal is a key component of high power long-lasting batteries.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's nuclear rhetoric extends gold price spike
Spot and futures prices rose for third successive session following war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.
Bearish IEA report punctures nascent oil market rally
Think-tank predicts slow 'rebalancing' of stubbornly high oil inventories.
Ireland's ESB poised to enter UK energy utility market
State-owned company says it is at an advanced stage of fulfilling British regulatory requirements.
Troubled Co-op Bank loses another 25,000 customers
Nearly £400m in savings withdrawn from beleaguered bank but it says operating losses have narrowed.
Oil and gas companies pull foreign personnel out of Venezuela
Total, Repsol and Chevron among companies withdrawing staff in the wake of deteriorating security situation.
Gunners go 'Green': Arsenal's Emirates Stadium switches to 100% renewable energy
One of the Premier League's biggest clubs partners with Octopus Energy to reduce its carbon footprint.
London must not 'water down' rules for Saudi Aramco IPO, says IoD boss
Steve Martin questions moves to placate the Saudis for 'short term' gain.
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