Bloomberg Kuwait joined Saudi Arabia and Russia in supporting an extension of oil-output cuts by OPEC and other global producers through the first quarter of 2018 to help trim global stockpiles. An extension of the cuts at already agreed-upon volumes is needed to reach the goal of paring world inventories to their five-year average, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Issam Almarzooq said …

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 …