Oil prices fall after Opec freeze deal is thrown into doubt April 1, 2016 Oil prices edged lower today, after comments from Saudi Arabia threw the widely anticipated freeze deal into doubt. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 4.2 per cent to $38.6 per barrel this afternoon. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate crude, the US benchmark, tumbled 3.9 per cent to $36.86 per barrel. Read more: How the oil price rout will affect [...]
Serious Fraud Office asks Monaco for help with investigation into oil industry corruption April 1, 2016 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has asked Monaco for help investigating alleged corruption in the oil industry. It put in an urgent request for international judicial assistance in criminal matters to its government, resulting in it raiding the offices of oil services firm Unaoil and the homes of its directors. Two media reports said that [...]
The euro is currently up one per cent on the pound at £0.80 April 1, 2016 The euro is currently up one per cent on the pound. On the pound, the euro stands at £0.80 – higher than it has closed in 2016 after starting the year at around £0.77. Read more: Goldman warns Brexit could slash sterling by 20 per cent Meanwhile, sterling was down nearly 0.7 per cent against the dollar at $1.43 shortly after US jobs data [...]
Saudi Arabia says it won’t freeze oil production without Iran as it prepares to sell Saudi Aramco April 1, 2016 Saudi Arabia has said it won't freeze oil production without participation from Opec rebel Iran, while it plans to sell a stake of "less than five per cent" in Saudi Aramco. During a five-hour long interview with Bloomberg News, Mohammed Bin Salman, the deputy crown prince, said: "If all countries agree to freeze production, we’re ready." "If there [...]
These are the “fragile five” Opec members that could collapse if oil prices don’t stabilise April 1, 2016 There are five members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) which risk collapsing if oil prices fails to stabilise. Brent crude has tumbled from over $110 in the middle of 2014 to around $40 today, largely due to a chronic supply glut. This has heaped pressure onto the balance sheets of some of the [...]
Ascent share price plummets: Over-enthusiastic investors stall Cadogan bid April 1, 2016 Ascent Resources recent share price rise has caused Cadogan Petroleum to back off a proposed take over. Investors piled into Ascent after a potential tie-up was announced on 23 March, sending its shares an eye watering 658 per cent higher. Shares in Ascent tumbled 56.9 per cent to 2.58p per share on the news, while Cadogan dipped 1.3 per [...]
Brockton Capital buys into Shoreditch Village scheme April 1, 2016 Two families regenerating a derelict site in London's trendy Shoreditch area have brought new investors on board after selling part of the scheme to Brockton Capital. The run-down site between Shoreditch High Street and Great Eastern Street was originally a Victorian timber yard and has been privately-owned by the Hall and White families for over 40 years. The proposed scheme, [...]
Randgold resources share price rises as it holds onto progressive dividend March 31, 2016 Shares in Randgold Resources edged up today as the West African gold producer held onto its progressive dividend despite lower gold prices. The company's shares rose as much as two per cent to 6,405p per share this morning, before settling down slightly to end the day at 6,370p. Read more: Experts say gold could hit [...]
Brent crude and WTI: Oil shrugs off earlier losses to head towards $40 March 31, 2016 Oil prices reversed earlier losses to veer higher today, inching towards $40 per barrel in late afternoon trading. Brent crude, the global benchmark, swelled 0.8 per cent to $39.56 per barrel. However, West Texas Intermediate crude, the US benchmark, edged down 0.2 per cent to $38.26. Read more: What $20 per barrel oil would mean for [...]
Numis expects to report year-on-year revenue and profits growth despite IPO volume plunging in UK and globally March 31, 2016 Initial public offerings (IPOs) are helping Numis Corporation grow revenue and profits. In a trading update, the company said it expects to report year-on-year growth in the six months to 31 March 2016. Numis said issuance activity has remained strong during the period and that it has completed 27 equity transactions, including 10 IPOs, so far this [...]