Bloomberg Saudi Aramco could tap the bond market for about $10 billion to help fund the acquisition of petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp, according to the country’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih. The kingdom will decide in the “next few weeks” about the size of the proposed bond, though the offering would not be “huge,” Al-Falih told reporters in Abu …

Bloomberg Russia’s Novatek PJSC is looking at storing liquefied natural gas produced in the Arctic on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu so it can better meet spot demand from China and cut shipping costs. Saibu Gas Co, which last month signed a preliminary deal to allow Russia’s biggest LNG producer to use its storage facilities, said it may build two …

Bloomberg Chevron Corp will spend about half its capital budget on projects that yield quick returns over the next three years, underscoring the importance of shale as it prepares for growing uncertainty in how the world consumes energy. The US oil giant will spend about $9 billion to $10 billion a year on “short-cycle investments” through 2022, primarily focussed on …