TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister on
Wednesday dismissed concerns that boosting economic ties with
Russia as part of a push for progress on a decades-old
territorial row would mainly benefit Moscow, saying any business
deals would be "win-win" for both.
TBILISI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Georgia's economic growth slowed
to 1.3 percent year-on-year in October from 3 percent in the
same month a year ago, the National Statistics Service said on
Wednesday, highlighting the impact of falling exports and a
rising current account deficit.
MINSK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus are close to
solving a dispute over gas prices, Belarussian Energy Minister
Vladimir Potupchik told reporters on Wednesday.
MINSK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus are close to
solving a dispute over gas prices, Belarussian Energy Minister
Vladimir Potupchik told reporters on Wednesday.
SYDNEY, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull secured the passage of some cornerstone legislation on
Wednesday but quickly suffered an embarrassing defeat of a
government plan for a lower "backpacker tax" on work done by
young, foreign visitors.
SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Pertamina
is seeking a new crude processing agreement for its
2017 Iraqi crude allocations as the firm's current processing
agreement with Shell expires in December.
Nov 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged lower on
Wednesday as material stocks slumped in line with iron ore and
steel prices ahead an OPEC meeting aimed at striking a deal to
cut oil output in a bid to boost crude prices that have halved
since 2014.
NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - In a corner of the
prolific Bakken shale play in North Dakota, oil companies can
now pump crude at a price almost as low as that enjoyed by OPEC
giants Iran and Iraq.
(Wed, 30 Nov 2016) The sulfur content of transportation fuels has been declining for many years as a result of increasingly stringent regulations. New international regulations limiting sulfur in fuels for ocean-going vessels, set to take effect in 2020, have further implications for both refiners and vessel operators at a time of high uncertainty in future crude oil prices, which will be a major factor in their operational decisions.
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