Total E&P Tajikistan B.V., a subsidiary of Total announces today the finalization of the acquisition of an interest

Petrominerales Ltd. (PMG)’s debt load and 50 percent stock drop has created a bargain for energy companies looking to acquire assets

Iraq is targeting 4.5 million b/d of crude production next year under its national energy strategy, released last week, but officials

China is increasing its presence in the resource-rich Arctic, with its second-largest domestic oil company acknowledging ongoing involvement in oil exploration and

An oil producing firm in Nigeria, Afren Plc, has increased production capacity of the country’s daily production by 42,000 barrels

Prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for July delivery to Asia fell 0.6% to $14.485 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu), as spot

US refiners will have to contend with volatile crude differentials and changing exports markets going forward as part of the US

Analysts and institutional investors in June were more optimistic about Germany's economic outlook and expect the recovery to pick up

China's big banks are pressuring the central bank to free up funds to ease an unusual cash squeeze in the world's No. 2 economy, according to

Portugal, a small country whose big debts helped propel the euro-zone crisis, has come two-thirds of the way through a period of

Beginning construction of new U.S. homes increased in May and permits to build single-family houses rose to a five-year high, extending

The cost of living in the U.S. rose less than forecast in May, restrained by the first drop in food prices in almost four years and

Foreign direct investment in China rose in May by the least in four months, a sign of concern that growth is slowing in the

The International Monetary Fund cut its economic growth forecast for Russia, cautioning against the danger of stoking inflation with fiscal

Iron-ore shipping rates extended a nine-day surge amid speculation that bookings are climbing for vessels to deliver

As much of the dry bulk shipping industry’s service is commoditized, supply and demand balance is one of the most important drivers

Shipowners are become more optimistic that the freight market is poised to recover as they order new dry bulk vessels despite

The surplus of tankers competing to ship 2 million-barrel oil cargoes from ports in the Persian Gulf fell to a two-week low, according