South Africa's Sasol, the world’s biggest producer of liquid fuels from coal, announced that it expected its half-year earnings to drop by up to 28%, adding that lower oil and chemical prices could further hurt its o ...
Algeria’s energy earnings dropped by nearly 41% in 2015, leading to a trade deficit of $13.71b – far from the $4.3b surplus of 2014, according to the Algerian Finance Ministry.
In September, OPEC announced Indonesia’s return to the organization after 7 years of suspension. Indonesia’s return to the cartel, starting with the December policy meeting, will raise the issue of necessary changes ...
Few countries have felt low oil prices as much as Venezuela. In Tehran the Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino urged OPEC to act to raise oil prices, which he said could fall to the mid-$20s per barrel with acti ...
The continued fall of crude oil prices on the international market may impact negatively on Africa's economic growth, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) said Friday.
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), the world’s biggest petrochemical maker by sales, reported a 29% drop in fourth-quarter profit as lower oil prices reduced returns from its own products.