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Russia began exporting diesel to Saudi Arabia in February as it seeks to counter a European Union ban on Russian imports, traders said, Refinitiv data showed. A blanket European Union embargo on Russian oil products took effect on Feb. 5, prompting Russian exporters to redirect shipments to Africa and Asia, …

Oil prices stabilized today, Friday, on their way to recording weekly gains, as renewed optimism about the recovery of demand from China offset the impact of growing recession fears due to the increase in US crude inventories and tightening monetary policy in Europe. And by 0936 GMT, Brent crude futures …

Wednesday saw a modest increase in oil prices as evidence of sufficient supply, notably rising U.S. crude stocks, outweighed rising expectations for higher demand following an increase in manufacturing in the world’s biggest petroleum importer China.Brent crude futures ended the day at $84.31 per barrel, up 86 cents or 1%. …

In its oil and mining sectors, Kazakhstan has long welcomed international direct investment. By 2020, $161 billion will have been invested there, with $30 billion coming from the United States. Also, it received a large investment of $27.6 billion from China (via the Belt and Road Initiative), with half of …

Statistics of the Russian Ministry of Energy showed, on Tuesday, February 28, that Russia’s natural gas production decreased in January by 10.7% on an annual basis, to 62.7 billion cubic meters. Russian press sources indicated that the largest part of the decline was the share of Gazprom, which has about …

Ben Harris, US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, said Thursday, February 16, that Russia’s decision to reduce crude oil production by 500,000 barrels per day reflects its inability to sell all of its oil, as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced last week that Moscow will voluntarily reduce production …

Ukraine’s Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yury Vaskov said on Friday that negotiations to extend the grain export corridor agreement across the Black Sea will start within a week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered in July by the United Nations and Turkey, allowed grain to be exported from three Ukrainian ports …

Britain announced on Wednesday that it and other European countries will provide Ukraine with military equipment, including spare parts for tanks and ammunition for artillery. The British Ministry of Defense said Britain had agreed with the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania to send an initial support package to …

Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets during the past trading week, and shed light, in an interview on Dubai TV, on the expectations of US inflation data, …

Russia’s seaborne oil product exports fell about 10 percent between February 1 and 12 compared to the same period in January, traders said, as a result of EU sanctions, a lack of available tankers and storm closures of ports, the Refinitiv data showed. The European Union imposed a price ceiling …