LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The resilience of U.S. shale producers has surpassed all expectations as they have wrung extra efficiencies out of their operations and pulled rigs back to the most prolific sections of existing plays.
BARCELONA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Battered and beaten, the coal industry finally seems to be moving from blind optimism that things will somehow get better to a more realistic hope that it can survive, albeit in a smaller, less influential manner.
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave power 'at some point' as part of any deal by world powers to end the conflict, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW/ASTANA/BAKU, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Ex-Soviet oil producers, led by Russia, are not bowing to pressure to reduce output in order to lift global prices, leaving little chance of a deal when OPEC experts meet with producers outside the group on Wednesday.
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