Bloomberg Natural gas traders are facing the possibility of another mild US winter. Temperatures from December through February will be above normal for much of the southern US, East Coast and Northeast, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a report. A run of “beautifully mild weather” this autumn has already weighed on the market, said John Kilduff, founding partner …

Bloomberg Schlumberger Ltd. and Baker Hughes, the world’s two biggest oilfield service companies, say North America’s growth engine is slowing. The investment appetite by explorers in North America “seems to be moderating” with the priority now being preservation of cash flow rather than the pursuit of continued production growth, Schlumberger said in an earnings statement. Baker Hughes, said in its …

Bloomberg Sunoco LP’s bondholders are creating an obstacle for a $3.3 billion deal struck by the company to sell more than 1,100 gas stations and convenience stores to 7-Eleven Inc. A group of creditors has told the company it intends to oppose Sunoco’s attempt to change the terms of the credit pact governing about $1.6 billion of bonds — a …