Commodities
With US set to reimpose sanctions, EU cuts Iranian oil imports
European refiners, worried about the US sanctions on Iran which are set to be more severe than those imposed in 2012, are cutting their imports of Iranian oil.
SDX Energy appoints former Panmure Gordon CEO as non-executive director
Egypt-focused oil and gas firm SDX Energy on Friday appointed Timothy Linacre to its board as a non-executive director with immediate effect in response to the retirement of David Richards.
Diversified Gas & Oil finalises $575m acquisition from EQT
AIM-listed, US-based oil and gas producer Diversified Gas & Oil on Friday confirmed the $575m acquisition of additional assets in the Appalachian Basin from EQT Corporation.
Commodities: Across-the-board weakness as yuan slips
Commodities were seeing almost across-the-board weakness on Thursday evening in a mostly 'risk-off' session with weakness in Emerging Market FX, in particular, under the spotlight.
Petrofac sells Chergui gas field stake to Perenco
Petrofac has agreed to sell its stake in Tunisia's Chergui gas field to Perenco as the UK energy company disposes of peripheral assets to conserve capital.
Commodities: Oil futures jump on news US to pressure others to stop buying Iranian oil
Crude oil futures retraced the prior session's fall on Tuesday, despite a report that Saudi Arabia was planning to ramp-up output.
Saudi planning to ramp-up production to record levels in July
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company may be set to boost output by over 800,000 barrels a day.
Commodities: Negative trade headlines hit agriculture futures
The commodities complex was under pressure at the start of the week as the headlines around global trade frictions turned even more negative.
Commodities: WTI surges even as OPEC signals increased output
A big bounce in crude oil futures drove a small bounce in the larger commodities complex at the end of the week.
OPEC agrees nominal 1.0m b/d increase in output
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia have agreed on a 1. 0m barrel a day increase in their combined level of output following a last-minute compromise with those producers that were opposed to a deal.
Edenville rallies on World Bank funding win
Edenville Energy's shares climbed off their all-time low after the coal miner secured $455m of World Bank funding for its Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya power transition line.
Dalradian Resources' shares rocket after C$537m Orion bid accepted
Mineral exploration and development firm Dalradian Resources on Thursday confirmed that it has received and accepted a takeover bid from Orion Mine Finance of C$537m.
Echo Energy shares boosted by 'significant hydrocarbons' at Argentine asset
Echo Energy has identified "significant hydrocarbons" in the EMS-1001 onshore well on the Fraccion C licence in Argentina, the company told investors on Thursday.
Fatality at Serabi Gold's Sao Chico project in Brazil
Exploration and production company Serabi Gold on Wednesday confirmed the death of an employee at its Sao Chico Mine in Brazil.
Urals Energy's shares storm despite weather disrupting Pacific project
Urals Energy saw its shares jump over 10% on Tuesday despite experiencing delays in the completion of its first well at the South Dagi programme.
White House readies $400bn-worth of possible tariffs on Chinese made goods
President Donald Trump instructed his country's Trade Representative to identify another $200bn-worth of goods on which to levy 10% tariffs.
Commodities: Brent bounces back on talk of smaller output hike from OPEC+
Commodities were little changed at the start of the week, with a rebound in Brent crude oil futures offsetting weakness in the agricultural space.
Empyrean Energy completes offshore oil migration study in China
Oil and gas firm Empyrean Energy on Monday completed an oil migration study for offshore China Block 29/11, a site with potential pathways into the Jade, Topaz and Pearl prospects.
OPEC may boost output by between 300,000-600,000 b/d under compromise deal
A number of OPEC countries are optimistic that a compromise agreement on boosting the cartel's output over the next few months can be reached.
China hits US with reciprocal tariffs as media attacks 'fool' Trump
China has retaliated and hit US with $34bn tariffs on over 600 products including whiskey, electrical cars and soy, while state media attacked the US president Donald Trump’s actions.