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OPEC, the international oil cartel, meets twice yearly in a formal gathering in Vienna, Austria. The members convene to debate and decide on petroleum production policy for the coming months to balance supply and demand at a price that delivers the most attractive return for oil-producing countries and traditional energy…

On June 4, 1872, American chemist Robert Chesebrough was granted a patent titled “Improvement in products from petroleum”.

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Government accused of bending to gas lobby; women struggling to afford period products; Russia moves nuclear warheads to Belarus

Exclusive: Party leader says the reform is ‘weak’ and ‘not worth the napkin it was written on’, accusing government of bending to gas lobby

The E2E International 100 features the 100 fastest-growing companies in the UK, who have made their mark in the international marketplace. Now, in association with The Independent, E2E reveal the companies that are topping this prestigious list as Prax Petroleum Limited, Argent Energy Limited and OS Phoenix Holdco Limited.

The Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD), a body representing over 60,000 fuel outlets across the country, has urged dealers not to turn away customers who pay using ₹2,000 notes and, instead, handle them on a case-by-case basis to avoid complaints

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive…

Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to enter its retail fuel market