Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday ordered the Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban, as the Kurds claimed victory for Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department said it was dismayed by a decision from the Kurdish government in Iraq to move ahead with a referendum for independence. Photo by Gailan Haji/EPA Sept. Continue Reading
Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday, angered by a vote on independence by his nation’s Kurdish minority, gave the country’s Kurdish region until Friday to surrender control of its two international Continue Reading
Turkey says can halt Kurdish exports amid independence vote Supply gap could emerge in market as early as 2018: Citigroup U.S. crude was back in a bull market Tuesday as Continue Reading
Saudi Aramco’s trading arm will start trading non-Saudi crude oil to mainly feed its international joint ventures as the world’s largest oil exporter seeks to optimize profits, industry sources familiar Continue Reading
Turkey and Iraq have stepped up the pressure on Kurdistan after the semi-autonomous region of Iraq voted for independence. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to block Kurdish oil exports Continue Reading
Kuwait is green-lighting the development of non-associated gas fields after seven years of delays, according to a new report by S&P Global Platts, in a move that would more than Continue Reading
State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation expects the force majeure on Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude to be lifted “very soon,” Mele Kyari, group general manager of NNPC’s crude oil marketing division Continue Reading
Industrial profits jump 24% in August as capacity curbs bite Survey of executives questions government progess on reforms The world’s second-largest economy keeps on delivering positive surprises this year, such Continue Reading
Growth in the developed economies of Asia should continue, especially if crude oil prices stay at moderate levels, the Asian Development Bank said. “Growth prospects for developing Asia are looking Continue Reading
