By Felix Onuah ABUJA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria has reached a deal to pay $5.1 billion in unpaid bills to oil majors including Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) , the minister of state for oil said on Thursday. The Nigerian...

Amid the chatter of U.S. election results, we had a busy week meeting with BakerHughes to discuss the GE tie-up and attending Nabors Analyst Day (see p. 5 forour thoughts on WFT). Were back in Houston for our inaugural EnergyTechnology Tour,...

* Treasuries prices little changed, yields near recent highs * U.S. dollar holds recent gains, index hovers near 100 * Oil gains near 4 percent, copper falls By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped nearly 4 percent o...

Nov 14 (Reuters) - ** Varo Energy, a joint venture between the worlds top oil trader Vitol and private equity firm Carlyle Group (CG.O) , says it has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Inter Oil B.V., the holding com...

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended declines into a third session on Monday, dragged down by worries about oversupply as OPEC saw record output last month and as the U.S. rig count rose again. London Brent crude for January deliver...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ.O) * Mondelz International updates its sustainable palm oil action plan * Mondelez International Inc says builds on progress made since 2014 by requiring suppliers to improve practices acro...

It has been a volatile year for crude palm oil (CPO): After a 32% rally in 1Q due to ElNi?o and a weak South American soybean harvest, the sector gave back half its gainsin 2Q. A surge in hog prices and animal feed (soymeal) demand created a...

LAGOS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria has reached an outline settlement worth $5 billion with five oil majors to cover outstanding payments for joint exploration and production, the Financial Times said on Tuesday. The OPEC members state oil firm...

By Emily Chow KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Some activist groups are withdrawing support for the palm oil body that provides sustainability certificates for the industry, saying it is biased towards producers and its complaints panel is fl...

By Ethan Lou Nov 6 (Reuters) - The two-year oil price crash has hurt a Canadian government program that funds research on oil spill cleanups, resulting in fewer applicants than expected, a senior federal official said. As a result, the gover...