BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - Improving ties between the
United States and Vietnam should not put peace and stability in
Asia at risk, China's state news agency said, as U.S. President
Barack Obama began his first visit to Vietnam, which hopes
Washington will scrap its arms embargo.
(Mon, 23 May 2016) The United States remained the world's top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2015, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates. U.S. petroleum and natural gas production first surpassed Russia in 2012, and the United States has been the world's top producer of natural gas since 2011 and the world's top producer of petroleum hydrocarbons since 2013.
TORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) - Authorities in Canada have
announced the reopening of eight shuttered work camps south of
the wildfire-ravaged oil town of Fort McMurray, paving the way
for energy firms to restart production.
SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early
Asian trade on Monday on a strong dollar as the odds grow of a
June or July rate hike, and signs that global oil supply is
holding up even as unplanned outages rise to at least a
five-year high.
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of the advisory
firms who assist in stock exchange listings in London say they
are struggling to guide Chinese firms through the process, a
survey showed, in the latest sign of problems with such initial
public offerings.
Statoil has, on behalf of the Aasta Hansteen licence, decided to cancel the contract with Seadrill for the West Hercules drilling rig.
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manuel Valls said
on Sunday France had enough fuel reserves to tackle shortages at
hundreds of gas stations caused by workers blocking oil
refineries and depots in protest against reforms to labour laws.
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