That, in turn, has prompted several lawmakers from Texas, North Dakota, Alaska and other oil states to directly lobby Saudi Arabia, stressing the two countries' decades-long ties.

The average LNG price for May delivery into northeast Asia LNG-AS was estimated at $3.50 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), up 20 cents from the previous week,

India’s coal imports registered a decline of 14.1 per cent to 17.01 million tonnes (MT) in February

The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $15.6 billion, or 12.4 percent, to $109.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019

Brent jumped $2.29, or 9.2%, at $27.16 a barrel, WTI gained $3.20, or 15.7%, to $23.52

May ICE Brent crude futures -- the front-month contract hit its lowest since 2003 on Wednesday -- were up 80 cents/b at $25.68/b, with the April NYMEX crude contract up $1.77/b at $22.14/b.

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Saudi Aramco will supply 12.3 million b/d of crude to the market during the coming months,

China’s annual crude oil imports in 2019 increased to an average of 10.1 million barrels per day (b/d), an increase of 0.9 million b/d from the 2018 average

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Brent was trading down 43 cents, or 1.5%, at $28.30 a barrel , WTI was down 47 cents, or 1.7%, at $26.48 a barrel

Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 4.5%, boding ill for European stock markets.

"Saudi Aramco can sustain low oil prices for a long time," Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said on an earnings call. "We are very comfortable with a $30/b price [and] can meet our dividend and shareholder expectations at $30/b and even lower."

Saudi Arabia and Russia have signaled plans to boost production, causing oil prices to nosedive.