Bloomberg Oil rose after its biggest quarterly slump of the year, yet ongoing concerns that a faltering global economy will erode demand continued to weigh on the market. Futures increased 1.1% in New York, having tumbled 7.5% in the past three months as Saudi Arabia fully restored its output following devastating attacks that had temporarily halved its production. Attention is …

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco is producing more than 9.9 million barrels a day of crude as it fully recovers from the worst-ever attacks on its energy infrastructure. Output reached that level on September 25 and is a “little bit” higher now, Ibrahim Al-Buainain, chief executive officer of state-owned Aramco’s energy trading unit, said. Saudi Arabia has also restored some spare capacity …

Bloomberg Petroliam Nasional BHd and its South African partners plan to conduct an initial public offering in their fuel retailer Engen to fund the upgrade of a refinery in the coastal city of Durban and to expand its network of gas stations. A yet to be decided amount of shares in the company, which is South Africa’s biggest fuel retailer, …