International Energy

* Firm equity markets, strong U.S. data support * Demand growth outlook remains moderate * Oil markets are well supplied -analyst By Ramya Venugopal CHENNAI, India, May 20 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures held below $105 per barrel on Monday...

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Budgets are made to be broken - especially when they are written by politicians. Unfortunately it seems the world is on course to break the...

(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...

By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 16 (Reuters) - The decline in China's implied oil use in April to an 8-month low, coupled with flat crude imports, gives the...

May 15 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * British Columbians voted overwhelmingly to send the Liberal...

* Statoil plans to award contract in 2014 * Five companies took part in pre-qualification * Parliament expected to decide in 2016 OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil will call a tender in the coming weeks to acquire technology...

* IEA predicts rising supply from U.S. * U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.1 mln bbls, above f'cast -API * Brent to drop to $101.35 -technicals * Coming up: U.S. EIA weekly crude stocks at 1430 GMT By Manash Goswami SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Brent...

* Wall Street shares resume rise on steady growth outlook * S&P 500, Dow rise to record intraday highs * Dollar index climb to strongest level since July * Oil, gold prices extend recent losses; bond yield rise By Richard Leong NEW YORK, May 14...

* Crude futures settle lower after choppy trading * Brent/U.S. crude spread narrows, then ends wider NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Cash crude differentials in the United States were mixed on Tuesday, seesawing with crude futures and the transatlantic...

* Wall Street shares resume rise on steady growth outlook * S&P 500, Dow rise to record intraday highs * Dollar index strengthens further as yen weakens * Oil prices dip; gold extends losing streak By Richard Leong NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Wall...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe faces higher fuel costs than the United States and China for the foreseeable future and therefore needs to reconsider its reliance on energy-intensive industry, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said....