Oil

Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial…

Nigeria defers 700,000 barrels of crude in 2016, says NNPC

The NNPC said about 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil were deferred in…

Tripoli airport fuel fire 'out of control'

A huge fire at a fuel depot near Tripoli's international airport is raging "out of…

Oil prices down in Asian trade

SINGAPORE (AFP) Oil prices eased in Asian trade Tuesday, but losses were limited as investors…