“We won’t join the United States, but will cooperate closely with them,” Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news briefing. “Self Defense Force assets will ensure the safety of vessels related to Japan.”

During a meeting in Moscow last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has already threatened to nationalize Chevron's assets, discussed the possibility of Rosneft taking over Chevron's Venezuelan operations, sources said.

Record quarterly production and sales volumes • Third quarter production of 19.8 mmboe was a record for Santos and 32% up on the corresponding quarter • Production was 7% higher than the second quarter with higher production from all Australian assets • Record sales volumes of 25.2 mmboe were 25% higher than the corresponding quarter • Sales revenue of $1,030 million was the second highest quarterly revenue on record

Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE) announced today its successful name change to Baker Hughes Company. The Company will be known as Baker Hughes, and on Oct. 18, 2019, its Class A common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BKR”.

Brent slipped 16 cents to $58.58 a barrel, WTI gained 2 cents to $52.83.

The expansion of interaction with our Saudi partners along the entire chain of cooperation for us, in essence, is the creation of a new alliance in order to maintain our competitiveness in world markets and to develop the national and world energy in general.

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 58,000 b/d month-over-month in October from 8,913 to 8,971 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 319 million cubic feet/day from 83,693 to 84,012 million cubic feet/day .

South Korea's crude oil imports from the US in September more than doubled from a year earlier, while intakes of Saudi crude dropped 17.6% year on year due to the September 14 attacks on Saudi's major oil facilities,

Norway's preliminary production figures for September 2019 show an average daily production of 1 574 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 86 000 barrels per day compared to August.

Brent dropped $1.46 to $59.05 a barrel, WTI lost $1.27 at $53.43 a barrel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia will work with Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations to counter recent instability in the oil markets caused by attacks on energy sites in the Middle East.

"UAE-Russia relations are historic and based on ties of friendship, cooperation and respect for common interests. These relations are now further developing across all levels, a reflection of the leaderships keenness to enhance continuous cooperation,"

Abdullah Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade Affairs, said that the value of non-oil trade between the UAE and Russia over the past five years amounted to US$14.1 billion, while last year’s non-oil trade totalled $3.4 billion, compared to $2.5 billion in 2017, a growth of 36 percent.

The global economy has started to slow down in 2019, reflecting an impact from USChina trade tensions, as well as the economic cycle in the US.

China's crude oil imports jumped 10.8% year on year to hit 10.08 million b/d in September, crossing over 10 million b/d mark again since April,