U.S. standard crude-oil futures trading checked higher in electronic business Thursday after an stock review revealed a development of resources. New You are able to Mercantile Exchange raw for May shipping CLM2 +0.12% added on 11 dollars, or 0.1%, to business at $103.66 during Oriental trading hours, with the profits following the contract’s maximum agreement weekly...

Washington Global crude prices could rise 20 to 30 per cent if Iran halts oil exports as a result of US and European Union sanctions, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. In its first public comment on a possible Iranian oil supply disruption, the IMF said financial sanctions against Tehran may be "tantamount to an oil embargo" and would imply supply ...

MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The Russian stock markets rose in light trade on Monday, supported by strong oil prices and waning political tensions, while the rouble held steady after advancing 2.4 percent versus the dollar in the previous week. The dollar-based RTS index and its rouble-traded peer MICEX both climbed 0.8 percent by 0732 GMT, remaining at levels seen since mid-Dece...

October 02, 2011--While it is no secret that oil refineries are dangerous places to work, the public often forgets about the daily hazards oil workers face until a tragedy occurs. A recent explosion at a British oil refinery, that killed and injured multiple workers, again highlights this stark reality. These deadly oil refinery accidents can have devastating and lifelong co...

HONG KONG, July 27, 2011--Sino Union Energy Investment Group Limited ("SUEIG" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries collectively known as the "Group") (SEHK: 00346) is pleased to announce that the Group will acquire a 70% interest in Henan Xinyuan from an independent party at a consideration of approximately RMB 236 million. This acquisi...

HONG KONG, July 20, 2011--CNOOC Limited (the "Company", NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announced today that CNOOC Luxembourg S.a r.l, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into an Arrangement Agreement to acquire OPTI Canada Inc ("OPTI"). The aggregate value of the consideration of the transaction is approximately US$2.1 billion, which inclu...

OAKLAND, Calif., June 21, 2011--As temperatures rise across California on this first day of summer, the Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) is stepping up enforcement of heat illness prevention requirements at outdoor worksites across the state. "While we have seen growing compliance with the heat illness prevention...

LARCHMONT, NY, May 13, 2011--While the Cropsey oils are expected to be the May 15th highlight, the auction will consist of over 450 lots consigned from estates in the greater New York area including Brooklyn Heights, the West Village, West End Avenue, Riverdale, Larchmont, Rye, Scarsdale and Greenwich CT. Other fine art in this auction are works by Jerome Myers, Hermann Her...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 5, 2011--Following a year of positive GDP growth, Mexico has seen a favorable expansion in its biocides business. Gaining from increased consumption in key end-use market applications such as paints and coatings, latex emulsions, and cosmetics and toiletries, among others, the biocide market has started recovering after the economic recession and was nearl...

POINT ROBERTS, WA, May 01, 2011--Leaders in small cap investor research, add mining stocks Currie Rose Resources Inc. (TSX.V: CUI) (OTC: CUIRF) and Strategic Resources (TSXV: UVR) to the growing list of presenters. Yale Resources Ltd. (TSX-V - YLL and Frankfurt - YAB) and Running Fox (TSX-V: RUN) (US OTC: RFXRF) (FRANKFURT: C8Q) are previously announced presenters. The onli...