BAGHDAD / Reuters The global oil market is improving and stabilising, Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said in Baghdad on Saturday. In a speech at the opening of the Baghdad International Exhibition, Falih praised the cooperation between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, which he said had helped to boost global oil prices. Speaking later to reporters, he said Saudi Arabia and …

LONDON / Reuters Oil producers are working to build consensus on extending their deal to reduce supplies, OPEC’s secretary general said, with the potential for continuat- ion throughout 2018 forming a basis for talks. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, plus Russia and nine other producers, are cutting oil output by about 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) until …

KHOBAR / Reuters National oil firm Saudi Aramco plans to set up a construction company with local and international partners to build non-oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, industry sources familiar with the plan said. Saudi and foreign companies have expressed interest in the project, and will form consortiums which apply to take part at a later date, one of the …