Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline – Page 5

Slumping Oil Prices Reflect Intensifying Economic Worries

Fears that President Trump’s tariffs could slash global economic growth — and demand for oil — were weighing on the market.

By Stanley Reed and Rebecca F. Elliott

Venezuela owes China’s banks about $10 billion, and its oil is about the only legal way it has to pay them back.

By Keith Bradsher

Saudi Arabia and other members of the OPEC Plus group accelerated their program to put more oil on the market, adding to a sharp fall in prices.

By Stanley Reed

The combination of lower oil prices and higher costs for essential materials like steel pipe threatens to squeeze domestic oil and gas producers.

By Rebecca F. Elliott