Bloomberg Saudi Arabia raised oil pricing for October sales to Asia, increasing its lighter grades for a second consecutive month, in an indication the world’s largest crude exporter sees strengthening demand in its biggest market. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Saudi Aramco, increased its official pricing for Arab Light crude to Asia by 55 cents to 30 cents …

Bloomberg The biggest independent refiner in US says operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline is blocking its efforts to supply more fuel to East Coast in the aftermath of Harvey. Two of Valero Energy Corp.’s Gulf Coast refineries kept operating throu-ghout the storm, churning out gasoline. After US government waived fuel specifications, allowing refiners to ship winter-grade gasoline two …

LONDON / Reuters Iraq’s Kurdistan is poised for a major increase in gas output following the settlement of a court case with developers who are now looking to unlock the full potential of the region’s large resources, investor Dana Gas told Reuters. The semi-autonomous region settled a case with the Pearl Consortium last week by paying $1 billion to its …