Oil rises as outages balance trade dispute, OPEC

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by Canadian production losses and uncertainty over Libyan exports, but under pressure from climbing OPEC supply and intensifying trade conflicts between the US and other major economies.Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 was up 35 cents at $75.08 a barrel by 0910...

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B’deshi seafarers take over Japan container vessel

Bangladeshi seafarers have taken full control of a Japan flag ultra large container vessel at a ceremony in Japan recently, said a press statement.One of the largest new container ships "MV Meishan Bridge" with the capacity of 14,000-TUES, was taken over by Bangladeshi seafarers from Haque & Sons Ltd.A total...

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Chinese, HK corporates faring excellently in investor relations

Chinese and Hong Kong corporates are delivering excellence in investor relations programmes with increased focus on corporate governance across Asia.The observation was made in a statement of the Institutional Investor, a leading international business to business publisher, in its 2018 All-Asia Executive Team Rankings. Hong Kong-based Geely Automobile Holdings and...

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Gold hits more than six-month low as dollar recover

NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters): Gold hit its lowest in more than six months on Tuesday as a sell off in global risk assets eased and the precious metal remained under pressure from the prospect that rising US interest rates will further support the dollar.Modest gains from Europe's main bourses...

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Total SA sees natural gas demand far outpacing oil

PARIS, June 26 (Reuters): French oil and gas company Total SA expects the global natural gas market to grow far faster than that for crude oil over the next two decades thanks to booming demand for the cleaner-burning fuel in Asia, an outlook that underpinned Total's recent big investments in...

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