April 2 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States declined by 11 this week to 802, the smallest decline since December, oil services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely watched survey on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia does not have "formal" troops on the ground in Aden, Yemen, but sending them remains a possibility, the Saudi ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, April 2 (Reuters) - The militant leaders who once wrought havoc in the Niger Delta oil industry have suddenly gone quiet following the defeat of Nigeria's incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, in an election this week.
Atlantic Power Corp. agreed to sell its wind farms to TerraForm Power Inc. for $350 million, giving the company a cash injection after it failed to find a buyer last year.
LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - Asset purchases by sovereign wealth funds dropped by more than 80 percent in the first quarter, with experts blaming the fall on lower oil revenues and fears that popular investments such as prime real estate may be overpriced.
BAGHDAD, April 2 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan region received a $455 million budget payment from Baghdad for March, proof the national government honours a deal over the Kurds' oil policies, the country's finance minister said on Thursday.
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