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Brent is set for a loss of 6.6% for the week, marking its largest weekly loss since December

Oil set for big weekly loss over demand worries

Business / 04 Oct

Weak Chinese data pulls oil prices lower

Oil prices fall as China's economic outlook still weak

Business / 30 Sep

Oil prices fall on weak Chinese data and fading Saudi supply concerns

Oil prices head for weekly loss as supply fears wane

Business / 27 Sep

Oil prices remain at comparatively elevated levels for the year in the wake of the September 14 attack in Saudi Arabia

Oil falls due to weak economic data, Saudi recovery

Business / 24 Sep

The Taoiseach said yesterday that the Government is planning to phase out oil exploration in Irish waters

Not easy to separate oil and gas exploration - IOOA

Business / 24 Sep

Both main oil contracts saw prices rise more than 1% today

Oil steadies on hopes of full Saudi output restart

Business / 23 Sep

The weekend attack on Saudi Arabian crude oil facilities cut the kingdom's output in half and sent prices soaring

Oil drops sharply as Saudi output seen returning 'soon'

Business / 17 Sep

The price increases could be seen at pumps in about 4 to 5 weeks time

Petrol and diesel prices could rise 'significantly'

Ireland / 17 Sep

New concerns emerge today about a further hit to global growth and demand for crude

Oil falls as US, China add more tariffs in trade war

Business / 02 Sep

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf

Oil prices rise more than 2% on back of Iran concerns

Business / 22 Jul

The UK has offered to facilitate the release of the detained Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 if Tehran gave guarantees that it would not go to Syria

Slower China GDP growth nudges oil prices lower

Business / 15 Jul

Big oil producers are evacuating rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a major storm

Oil gains after US stockpiles drop, rigs evacuated

Business / 10 Jul

Oil prices remain pressured by worries demand could ease amid hints of a slowdown in the global economy

Oil dips on demand worries despite OPEC cut extension

Business / 02 Jul

The price of Brent climbed 5% last week and US crude surged 10%

Oil prices drop amid demand worries

Business / 25 Jun

Investors and traders are fretting over global economic growth prospects amid a standoff in China-US trade talks

Oil up as Middle East tanker attacks heighten concerns

Business / 13 May

Shell's latest results outshone those of rivals Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP

Shell beats profit expectations on strong trading & LNG

Business / 02 May

BP's chief executive Bob Dudley said the company produced 'resilient earnings'

BP's profit slump buffered by higher output, trading

Business / 30 Apr

Chevron said the deal will strengthen the US oil giant's exploration and production holdings in its home market

US oil giant Chevron to buy Anadarko for $33 billion

Business / 12 Apr

Fitch has assigned Aramco its first-ever credit rating - a stable A+

Saudi Aramco 'made $224 billion profit' last year

Business / 01 Apr

61% of the price of a litre of petrol and 57% of a litre of diesel is tax, the Irish Petroleum Industry Association says

Oil consumption here continues to increase

Business / 25 Mar

OPEC cut its forecast for 2019 world oil demand today, citing slowing economies

Oil up nearly 3% on Saudi and OPEC cuts

Business / 12 Feb

Royal Dutch Shell reports highest rise in profits since 2014

Shell's 2018 profits soar to four-year high

Business / 31 Jan

Weak Chinese figures have raised the prospect of a slowdown in fuel demand

Oil falls back to $60 on concerns about China slowdown

Business / 14 Jan

Brent and WTI are set for their second week of gains, rising nearly 8% and 10% respectively

Oil on track for weekly gains on trade talk hopes

Business / 11 Jan

Traders are hoping that talks in China can resolve the US-China trade war

Oil prices gain 2% extending rally from December lows

Business / 07 Jan

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