Bloomberg A strike curtailed oil production off Norway for the first time in six years as Royal Dutch Shell Plc shut a North Sea field and workers threatened to escalate labor action at the weekend. Shell was forced to shut down its Knarr field, which produced about 23,000 barrels a day of oil and 3,500 barrels of natural-gas liquids a …

Bloomberg The energy industry is one of the safest sectors to be in as US President Donald Trump instigates a global trade war, Husky Energy Inc. Chief Executive Officer Rob Peabody said. Husky has ties to many of the major players in the emerging trade battles. The Calgary-based company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has a major production …

Bloomberg American drivers are poised to pump less for the first time in six years. US gasoline demand is expected to fall by 10,000 barrels a day in 2018 compared to last year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Overall consumption is forecast at 9.31 million barrels a day, the agency said in its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. The last …