Bloomberg Ukraine is warning European nations to prepare for a gas crisis amid skepticism it will agree on a new transit contract with Russia before the current deal expires. It’s “highly probable” that a new accord won’t be concluded by January 1, when the current agreement ends, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Olena Zerkal. That echoes skepticism by the …

Bloomberg Parsley Energy Inc. said it would be “attractive” for any potential buyer as the US shale driller expects to generate positive free cash flow in the back half of this year. “We are attractive for purchasers whatever type of investor it is,” Chief Executive Officer Matt Gallagher said in a phone interview. “That’s always a goal, an objective of …

Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled petrochemicals company formally approved construction of a new chemical complex in Texas that will process production from the Permian Basin’s booming oil and natural gas wells. The project near Corpus Christi will be the world’s largest steam cracker and create $50 billion of “economic output” in the first six years, Exxon and …