Oil Trades at Highest Level Since March 
 

Oil prices edged up for a fourth session, gathering support from President Donald Trump's assurance that the China-U.S. trade deal signed in January remains in place.


 
Petroleum Refiners Pose Hurdle to Oil's Recovery 
 

The recovery has lifted shares in energy companies and relieved some of the stress on oil-dependent economies such as Russia and Saudi Arabia. It is also squeezing profits at refiners, crimping a key source of demand for crude and potentially preventing prices from marching much higher.


 
GIP, Brookfield Invest $10 Billion in Abu Dhabi Gas Infrastructure 
 

The consortium will acquire a 49% stake in gas pipelines operated by the United Arab Emirates' national oil company, a deal that marries yield-hungry funds with a country battered by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.


 
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Chevron's Saudi-Kuwait Venture Plans Restart Exports in July 
 

Chevron is set to resume oil exports in July from a long-dormant operation it shares with the governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, oil officials said.


 
Mexican Antitrust Agency Challenges Government on Electricity 
 

Mexico's antitrust commission has turned to the Supreme Court to challenge new government rules for the electricity sector which it says restrict competition in the market in violation of the constitution and energy laws.


 
Puerto Rico Puts Private Firms in Charge of Public Power 
 

Puerto Rico's bankrupt public power utility signed a long-term deal to outsource the business of delivering electricity, making an expensive bet that private operators can curb the high costs and service problems that have long plagued consumers.


 
Chinese Energy Company Defaults on Dollar Bonds 
 

Hilong Holding, a provider of oil-field services and equipment, said it wouldn't be able to repay holders of a maturing dollar bond-the latest offshore default by a Chinese borrower.


 
U.S. Oil-Rig Count Falls by 10 in Latest Week, Baker Hughes Says 
 

The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. fell by 10 in the past week to 189, according to oil-field services company Baker Hughes.


 
U.N. Condemns Iran Over Nuclear Activity, Fueling U.S. Calls to End Deal 
 

Member states from the United Nations atomic agency board voted to condemn Iran for failing to cooperate with its probe of Tehran's nuclear activities, a move that gives the Trump administration fresh ammunition in its push to kill the Iranian nuclear deal.