Oil production

OPEC+ looks set to further hike oil output

Analysts predict a slight output hike when the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the "Voluntary Eight" (V8) holds its online meeting

Why is Saudi Arabia reducing its oil production?

Saudi authorities have stated it was a consensus among OPEC+ member states.

Canada fires: Alberta oil firms to restart production

Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

Four oil producing nations agree to freeze output

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.

IS defector explains key reason people joining the group

Despite ISIS's claims of ruling over an Islamic "caliphate" in line with Sharia law, a large number of the group's fighters joined for reasons having little to do with religion, according to a defector from the group.