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Chevron greenlights Gorgon LNG expansion off west Aussie coast

SYDNEY / Reuters Chevron Corp will proceed with the second stage of its giant Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant off the northwest coast of Western Australia, the company said. Chevron and its joint venture partners plan to sink 11 new wells in the Gorgon and Jansz-Io fields and build offshore pipelines and subsea structures to pipe the gas ...

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US stocks advance, bonds fall as earnings eyed; Treasuries slide

Bloomberg US stocks rallied and Treasuries slid with oil as geopolitical tensions eased and investors turned their attention to corporate results. The S&P 500 Index padded last week’s gain after there was no immediate reprisal to US, France and the UK’s missile attack in Syria and the trade spat cooled. Treasury yields edged to the highest in three weeks, while ...

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Saudi lifted by financials, other Gulf markets mixed

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia stocks were lifted on Monday by optimism about fund flows, while other bourses in the region were lacklustre. The Saudi index closed 1.0 percent higher, lifted by financial stocks. Insurance firm BUPA Arabia gained 5.5 percent after it recommended an increase in capital to 1.2 billion riyals ($320 million) from 800 million riyals through a 1-for-2 bonus ...

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