Energy Update
VIENNA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's energy minister
Khalid al-Falih said on Friday he was "very optimistic" about a
meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC producing countries in Vienna
on Saturday.
TORONTO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index barely
extended a 19-month high on Friday, jumping 1.7 percent over the
week, as heavyweight energy and bank stocks gained with rising
oil prices and bond yields while mining losses eclipsed broad
gains.
ACCRA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition leader Nana
Akufo-Addo won Wednesday's national election, defeating
President John Mahama, electoral commissioner Charlotte Osei
said on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition planes
destroyed 168 Islamic State oil tanker trucks in Syria, the
coalition said on Friday, in the largest strike of its kind and
the latest instance of what U.S. officials say has been a
successful effort to starve the militant group of revenues.
NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Investors are paying a price for
not finding buyers for popular exchange-traded notes (ETN), used
to bet on oil prices, that delisted from U.S. exchanges this
week.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect
Donald Trump on Friday was expected to name a senior Goldman
Sachs banker to coordinate economic policy across his
administration, turning again to Wall Street for expertise in
managing the world's largest economy.
(Adds Permian rig additions)
Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies this week added the
most oil rigs since July 2015, extending the seven-month
drilling recovery as crude prices rose to a near 17-month high.
Drillers added 21 oil rigs in the week to Dec. 9, bringing
the total count up to 498, the most since January, but still
below the 524 rigs seen a year ago, energy services firm Baker
Hughes Inc said on Friday.
Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies this week added the
most oil rigs since July 2015, extending the seven-month
drilling recovery as crude prices rose to a near 17-month high.
OTTAWA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said
on Friday he doubted whether Donald Trump could undo much of the
current administration's record on the environment because so
many green policies have firmly taken hold.
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