Crude oil

Iraq boosts output capacity at Kirkuk oil refinery, says oil ministry

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has added a new processing unit to the Kirkuk oil refinery, increasing the plant’s capacity to 56,000…

Hedge funds add bullish oil bets as mideast tension heats up

The Middle East is kicking things up a notch in the oil market. Hedge-fund bets on rising Brent crude hit…

Oil steadies near $57 per barrel before U.S. crude inventory data

Oil steadied in New York before weekly data on crude inventories in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer. Futures…

Oil slips after entering bull market on Kurdish export threat

Oil prices slipped after entering a bull market amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while Trafigura Group and…

Cote d’Ivoire to lift cocoa farm price, hold export tax, sources reveal

Cote d’Ivoire is close to agreeing to an increase in the minimum price paid to cocoa farmers to 750 CFA…

Oil prices fall after rally prompts profit-taking

Oil prices fell around 1 percent Monday as a rally at the end of last week prompted investors to close…