October 2009 Archive

Crude oil prices steady in early trading on Monday

Oil prices jumped above $79 a barrel in early trading on Monday as investors looked to the corporate earnings of big US retailers this week for signs the consumer may ...

Oil prices open trading up to $79, eases back slightly

Crude oil prices opened the weeks trading little changed in New York after rising above $79 a barrel for the first time in a year on speculation demand will increase ...

BP, CNPC set for Iraq Rumaila oil field licence

Iraq's cabinet has approved a deal with BP and CNPC to develop the huge Rumaila oil field in the country's first international energy deal since the American led invasion in ...

Crude oil output target for Iraq is far away, says OPEC’s Badri

OPEC is unlikely to confer an oil output target on Iraq for several years to allow its industry to recover from decades of sanctions, war and neglect, OPEC’s secretary-general said ...

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