South African stocks edged lower on Wednesday, led by petrochemicals firm Sasol as brent crude for July slipped when investors adjusted their positions ahead of a key meeting of OPEC oil producers.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is counting on oil traders to keep sitting on near-record volumes of stockpiled crude to prevent a second relapse in oil prices later this year.
Russian oil output remained unchanged in May at a post-Soviet high of 10.71 million barrels per day (bpd), Energy Ministry data showed on Tuesday, three days before OPEC meets to decide on output levels.
Crude oil prices dipped in early Asian trading on Monday as rising OPEC output and an expectation that the group would keep production high added to sentiment that the market remained over supplied despite ongoing fa ...
A once-popular pair trade pitting the U.S. dollar against oil prices has re-emerged in recent weeks, injecting a new wildcard into the market just as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries prepares to ...
Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Naimi said on Thursday the kingdom envisaged the fact that fossil fuels could become unnecessary before the middle of the century and was investing in renewable energy for that reason.