The International Energy Agency cut forecasts for oil supplies from outside OPEC this year because of lower exports from Sudan and Syria, cautioning that reduced spare output capacity raises the risk of a price surge.
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An oil platform operated by Queiroz Galvao Oleo e Gas SA for Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4) in Brazil’s southeastern Campos Basin tilted 3 degrees and the well it was drilling was shut for safety reasons, the country’s oil regulator said. More »
Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said Wednesday that his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply because of market volatility — an apparent reference to showdowns with Iran over its nuclear program. More »
Colorado officials are investigating the dumping of radioactive sand related to hydraulic fracturing into an unpermitted pit at an EOG Resources oil well in northern Weld County. More »
The Senate for the second time in as many weeks turned back a Republican-led effort to add provisions approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline to an unrelated transportation bill. More »
Forty-one ships were waiting to pass through the Houston Ship Channel, which serves the largest U.S. petroleum port, after fog halted traffic yesterday, the Coast Guard said. More »
Oil-producing nations in the Middle East and Africa said current crude prices at $125 a barrel are “high” as a result of international political tensions. More »