Halliburton Co. reported higher profits and revenues in the third quarter despite softer demand for certain services as pipeline bottlenecks constrained production activity in West Texas.
Stockpiling ahead of Brexit could boost Scotland's economic growth in 2018-19 but the measure will have a negative effect in the medium term, the Scottish Government's top economist has said.
Brent steadied near $80 a barrel as Saudi Arabia dismissed using its oil wealth as a political tool following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The Fife-based subsidiary of global oil services firm Technip FMC said it was hopeful of improved trading despite a loss of more than £20 million last year.
Oil traded near the lowest level in a month after a more-than-expected gain in American stockpiles overshadowed tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over a missing critic of the kingdom.
Oil prices have been creeping upwards for more than a year, quietly gaining ground as emerging-market investors fretted about trade and the end of cheap money. But now that crude is near the highest in four years, it’s suddenly a hot topic.
Oil is poised for the biggest weekly decline since May as the turmoil in U.S. equities spur investors to shun risk assets at a time when American crude inventories are rising.