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Oil climbs as firm demand absorbs ample supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil rose on Tuesday as demand soaked up some of the surplus supplies from OPEC and the United States, but traders said the market was trading in a tight range and showed few signs of big short term moves.

HIMA announces partnership with Servelec Controls

HIMA announced Servelec Controls, an independent integrator of mission critical control and safety systems, is an approved systems integration partner in the UK. Servelec Controls’ experienced and functional safety-accredited engineers have been installing HIMA solutions for many years.

Oil firm as signs of higher demand outweigh worries of excess

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged higher on Friday and were on track for solid weekly gains following positive demand signals, production issues in Nigeria and a reported decline in stocks.

Tide turns for sulfur-rich oil in a sea of light crude

LONDON (Reuters) — The world is awash with oil, but in pockets of the market lower-quality, sulfur-rich crude is limited and buyers are competing for cargoes.

OPEC sees lower demand for its oil in 2018, points to surplus

LONDON (Reuters) — World demand for OPEC's crude will decline next year as US shale producers and other rivals pump more, OPEC said on Wednesday, suggesting the oil market will see a surplus in 2018 despite an OPEC-led output cut.

Dutch competition watchdog investigates possible shipping fuel cartel

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible illegal, price-fixing cartel by fuel companies in ports in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Frames to supply acid gas treatment unit for CB&I, CTCI JV

ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, The Netherlands — Frames was awarded an order from CB&I and CTCI to design and supply an acid gas treatment unit for the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC) in the Sultanate of Oman.

France's Arkema looks to specialty chemicals to drive growth

(Reuters) — Chemicals company Arkema aims to increase its profitability by expanding its lucrative specialty chemicals business, the French company said on Tuesday.

Top Iran oil tanker firm NITC says shipments to Europe increasing

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — NITC, Iran's leading oil tanker operator, said on Monday its shipments to Europe were increasing daily and the company plans to upgrade its fleet to support expansion.

Shell sees rising investment in renewables

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell will be spending up to $1 B a year by 2020 on projects within its new energies division, Chief Executive Ben van Beurden told an industry conference on Monday.