Bloomberg America’s most prolific oil field is now its worst market for natural gas. A pipeline shortage that’s leaving gas trapped in West Texas’ Permian Basin means prices for the fuel there are the lowest of any major US hub, wresting that distinction from Appalachia’s Marcellus Shale. Prices for Permian gas, produced alongside oil in the play, have tumbled 32 …

Bloomberg Bahrain, the smallest energy producer in the Persian Gulf, discovered its biggest oil field since it started producing crude in 1932, according to the country’s official news agency. The shale oil and natural gas discovered in a deposit off the island state’s west coast “is understood to dwarf Bahrain’s current reserves,” Bahrain News Agency reported, without giving figures. US …

Bloomberg Crude fell as a sell-off in equity markets signalled a flight from riskier investments. Futures slid as much as 1.9 percent in New York. US stocks declined as China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US goods, the latest move in escalating trade dispute between world’s largest economies. At the same time, supply concerns that prompted hedge funds to increase bullish …