The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on
Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts.
Not exact matches
In the commodities space,
oil prices are headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on
Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, according to Reuters, after the news of a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries
over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.
NEW YORK, April 13 -
Oil prices extended recent gains and a gauge of global stocks eased on
Friday as concern
over a broader conflict in Syria left investors nervous, while U.S. bank shares led Wall Street lower.
The U.N. Security Council on
Friday blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies
over oil and coal smuggling...
UNITED NATIONS, March 30 - A United Nations Security Council committee blacklisted 21 shipping companies, 27 ships and one individual on
Friday over illegal North Korean
oil and coal smuggling.
Russian markets, in recovery mode following a deep recession after the global
oil price collapse in 2015, have been ravaged since
Friday over fears of U.S. sanctions.
Crude
oil prices fell more than 2 % on
Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its crude forecasts, citing global oversupply and concerns
over the Chinese economy, and after Saudi Arabia dismissed the idea of an
oil producer summit.
The dollar's weakness, however, failed to help global
oil prices, which continued to fall in Monday trading following last
Friday's data from Baker Hughes (BHI) showed U.S.
oil and natural gas producers added 21 rigs
over the past week,
He tweeted on
Friday, «With record amounts of
oil all
over the place, including the fully loaded ships at sea,
oil prices are artificially very high!»
It was a volatile week with
oil prices climbing slowly on Monday and Tuesday, falling by
over $ 2 a barrel on Wednesday and Thursday, and then rebounding to close down about 50 cents for the week on
Friday.
NEW YORK
Oil prices extended recent gains and a gauge of global stocks eased on
Friday as concern
over a broader conflict in Syria left investors nervous, while U.S. bank shares led Wall Street lower.
Crude
oil prices edged up on
Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global
oil supply glut and uncertainty
over economic growth prospects in Asia.
Amid repeated criticism from the Democratic strategist and CNN contributor
over the president's response to the BP
oil spill, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters
Friday Carville doesn't «understand all of what we're doing.»
At least he can build any statement today on what appears to be the successful deployment of the «lower marine riser package»
over the cleanly cut pipe atop the gushing well (plenty of
oil was still escaping
Friday morning).
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Utility companies clashed with
oil industry interests
over electric vehicle and fuel subsidies at a meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative political group, last
Friday.
http://www.government.nl/issues/energy/sustainable-energy «The European Commission last
Friday approved a certification scheme which would brand biofuels produced from palm
oil as «sustainable», despite evidence that their production contributes to deforestation, peatland degradation, disputes
over land rights, and climate change.»