Sources: Reuters
Top oil and petrochemicals producers Iran and Venezuela sign a 20-year economic cooperation agreement. 2022-06-11
The United States lifts some economic sanctions on Venezuela, including allowing the Chevron Corporation to negotiate its license with the Venezuelan PDVSA state-owned oil company and removing the names of some Venezuelan officials from a United States government list of sanctioned individuals. 2022-05-17
The Office of the United States Trade Representative publishes its finalized list of 279 Chinese goods, worth $16 billion, to be subject to a 25% tariff from August 23. $2018-08-7
The White House announces $12 billion in bailouts for farmers and ranchers affected by recently imposed retaliatory tariffs. $2018-07-24
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". $2018-06-15
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. $2018-06-12
Russia and Saudi Arabia agree on a plan to manipulate oil output. 2016-09-5
President of Paraguay Federico Franco announces that his country will become an oil producing nation, after a recent discovery in the Chaco region, close to the border with Argentina. 2012-11-26
The price of oil reaches an eight month high following Iran banning sales to Britain and France on Sunday. 2012-02-20
China Three Gorges Corp. wins a bid for its 21% stake in EDP-Energias de Portugal SA with an offer of €2.69 billion ($3.51 billion), in the first of a series of sales of state-owned assets under Portugal's austerity program. This is the first time a mainland Chinese firm has acquired a significant stake in a southern European company. $2011-12-23