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Bloomberg Oil retreated after hitting $75 a barrel in London for the first time in more than two years, as Russia and other Opec+ nations were said to consider increasing production. Brent crude edged above $75 in Asian trading hours as price indicators and inventory data showed that demand still outstrips supply. The gains faltered as Russia — which jointly …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia gave a first glimpse of the ambition behind the merger of two of its pension and insurance funds with a plan to rival the world’s largest investors of its kind. The new entity will boast assets of over $250 billion, according to the chief executive officer of Hassana Investment Co, the investment management arm of the kingdom’s …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Wizz Air on Sunday launched its new electronic flight bag (EFB), a technical solution that will replace all printed onboard manuals and materials with iPads for pilots. The new system brings increased efficiency to all aspects of flight planning. It builds on the airline’s broader sustainability commitments by significantly reducing paper use and fuel consumption. Under …

Bloomberg China’s Silk Road Fund and Saudi Arabia’s Hassana Investment Co joined a group investing $12.4 billion in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines. The consortium, led by US firm EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, has now closed a deal to acquire a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co, a new subsidiary, according to an emailed statement. The group includes …

Bloomberg Oil crept higher as industry data pointed to a substantial decline in US crude stockpiles and fuel sales in India showed signs of recovering. Inventories dropped by 8.54 million barrels last week, according to people familiar with the American Petroleum Institute’s data. Oil is also being helped higher by positive demand signals from Asia. Indian gasoline and diesel sales …

Bloomberg Oil climbed as a chorus of prominent traders in the crude market said prices will continue to rise after a nearly 50% rally so far this year. Futures in New York advanced as much as 1.6% on Tuesday to the highest intraday level since 2018. At the FT Commodities Global summit, Glencore Plc and Vitol Group both said they …

Bloomberg The Biden administration is engaging with China in an effort to win approval for Boeing Co’s 737 Max planes, which remain banned in the country even as other jurisdictions have reauthorised it following crashes. “We’re absolutely working on it,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg Television’s David Westin. “China’s a big market, and …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s equities index extended a winning streak to five sessions on Sunday, following another positive week for crude prices. The Tadawul All Share Index climbed 0.9%, with gauges in Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Israel also rising. The index in Dubai finished little changed while and Egypt’s EGX 30 declined 0.9%. Oil, the main export for Gulf countries, …

Bloomberg Global oil demand will recover to pre-pandemic levels late next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted, urging Opec and its allies to keep markets balanced by tapping their plentiful spare production capacity. World consumption will once again reach 100 million barrels a day in the second half of 2022 as developed economies bring the virus under control, the …

Bloomberg Group of Seven (G7) leaders debated how strongly to respond to China’s effort to win influence around the world and rebuke it over alleged forced labour practices — with US President Joe Biden taking a more hawkish stance and some other leaders wary of the risk the group is seen as an outright anti-China bloc. Saturday’s talks at the …