Bloomberg Oil was poised for a third weekly gain as demand remained resilient while supplies are frayed across the Opec+ coalition and beyond. Futures increased again on Friday to trade near $80 a barrel in New York, bringing this week’s increase to almost 7%. Kazakhstan’s biggest oil producer has altered output at the giant Tengiz field following protests in …

  Bloomberg Taiwan exports extended their double-digit growth for a tenth month, with shipments from the island in 2021 smashing all records due to soaring demand for technology products and components. Overseas shipments in December grew 23.4% from a year earlier to $40.7 billion, according to a statement from Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance Friday. Exports in 2021 were a record …

  Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc said its natural gas trading business overcame supply disruptions to post “significantly higher” earnings for the fourth quarter, but the unit that buys and sells oil fared much worse. It’s the latest in a series of mixed performances from an energy giant that’s under pressure on all sides from activist investors, to pension funds …