Global oil prices rose Thursday September 13, 2012, but held under recent peaks, as traders awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's latest regular meeting and eyed geopolitical tensions.

Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October gained 17 cents to $116.13 a barrel in late morning deals.

New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate or light sweet crude for October added 14 cents to $97.15 a barrel. Read more »

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Oil prices rose on Friday September 77, 2012 in volatile trading after a disappointing U.S. August jobs report weakened the dollar and bolstered expectations for stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve, even while denting the outlook for petroleum demand.

Brent and U.S. crude futures were flirting with weekly losses after posting five straight weekly gains and surging more than 9 percent in August. Read more »

Of all the problems to face in the oil and gas business, this is the one you want.

Chevron has $21.5 billion in cash burning a hole in its pocket. The supermajor’s total debt load is just $10.2 billion. No other oil giant even comes close to this gearing. And why would they? As Deutsche Bank’s Big Oil analyst Paul Sankey says “We think it makes no sense whatsoever to be cash positive in this interest rate environment.” Read more »