BBC News | Middle East | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.French firm quits Iran gas deal- July 10, 2008 French energy firm Total will not invest in Iran because it is too risky, the company's chief executive says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7498902.stm Global energy 'must grow 50%'- July 10, 2008 World demand for oil will grow by 50% by 2030 but supply should keep up with demand, Opec says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7500201.stm SFO defends ending Saudi probe- July 7, 2008 The Serious Fraud Office says it did not act unlawfully by dropping its corruption probe into Saudi arms deals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7492745.stm UAE waives billions of Iraqi debt- July 6, 2008 The Emirates says it is cancelling the entire debt owed to it by Iraq, a sum of almost $7bn (3.5bn) including interest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7492115.stm Iran optimism steadies oil price- July 4, 2008 The price of oil falls slightly on hopes Iran will react well to plans to resolve a dispute over its nuclear development.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7490485.stm Opec head sees new oil price rise- July 2, 2008 The president of oil producers' cartel Opec tells the BBC crude oil prices could rise still further this week.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7485223.stm Watchdog cuts oil supply forecast- July 1, 2008 World oil supplies will grow more slowly than previously thought over the next five years, warns the International Energy Agency.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7483312.stm |