HANOI/SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam has halted an oil drilling project in the "Red Emperor" block off its southeastern coast licensed to Spanish energy firm Repsol following pressure from China, three sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday.

NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Crude prices rose on Friday, hitting their highest since late January after the Saudi energy minister said OPEC and allied producers would need to keep coordinating supply cuts into 2019, and as concerns grew over the future of Iranian crude exports.

(Bloomberg) -- Argentina is readying a tender for a $500 million train line that could help unlock the potential of Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s biggest shale plays, Transport Minister Guillermo Dietrich said in an interview.

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - North Sea oil and gas producer Chrysaor has agreed to acquire stakes in three ageing fields from Spirit Energy, hoping to prolong their oil rig flanges gulf coast production with new drilling, the BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast said in a statement.

BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China's crude oil futures, to be launched on Monday, will be a major step in Beijing's years-long push to win greater sway over oil pricing, but for western traders it will likely bring frustration as well as opportunity.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (Reuters) - A Chevron attorney said in court on Wednesday that the BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast supports scientific conclusions that humans are causing climate change, a response to a lawsuit that accuses five major energy producers of misleading the public for years about their role in global warming.

NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors took profits after this week's rally and as U.S.