Bloomberg Oil rode its longest rising streak in more than a month as a proposal by the world’s two biggest crude producers to extend output curbs into 2018 boosted confidence that other nations will follow suit. Futures climbed for a fifth day in New York, adding to a 2.1 percent jump after the Saudi and Russian energy ministers said they …

KUALA LUMPUR / Reuters Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas may try shorter-term LNG contracts and smaller cargo sizes to entice buyers, senior company officials said, at a time when it has major contracts coming up for renewal and the market is awash in supply. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) marketing drive at Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, coincides with rising …

Bloomberg China is setting its sights on US energy as a growing reliance on imports forces it to look beyond traditional suppliers, according to the head of the country’s biggest oil and gas company. China National Petroleum Corp. will import more crude oil and natural gas from US and will consider participating in America’s growing liquefied natural gas export industry, …