The oil and gas industry is in for a tough year ahead, as it must balance financial discipline, shareholder returns, and long-term investments in the sustainability of the business—while navigating a hypothetical glut. The warning comes from Wood Mackenzie, which said in a new report that the industry was faced with conflicting trends over the next year that would make decision-making challenging. Among these is an expectation that the market would tip into an oversupply, pressuring prices, while the dema ...

Oil extended a three-day losing streak after an amicable exchange between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reduced traders concerns that US threats of indirect levies on Russian crude supplies would come to pass. West Texas Intermediate fell 1.4% to settle just below $63 a barrel as traders rolled over positions ahead of the October contract’s expiry next week, adding to choppy trading. Trump said he would meet Jinping on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperati ...