Bloomberg Oil finished higher for the week after a volatile trading session that pitted gnawing doubts about global demand against supply threats from the Middle East and beyond. Futures gained 0.3 percent in New York and ended the week up 1 percent, reversing from last week’s steep loss. Oil turned higher after Mexico’s state-run oil company said crude output fell …

ABU DHABI / WAM As of December 2018, a total of 1,088 licences have been issued for the nuclear sector in the UAE, according to Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation’s 2018 Annual Report. Official statistics showed that as of December 2018, FANR issued 483 new licences, 459 licence renewals, and 146 licence amendments to conduct activities using radiation sources in …

Bloomberg Total SA’s second-quarter profit fell short of estimates as the price of natural gas and oil dropped, while record hydrocarbon production and continued cost cuts boosted cash flow. Adjusted net income was almost a fifth lower than a year earlier, but cash flow rose and the French giant went ahead with a planned share buyback. While trade tensions and …