(Bloomberg) -- Crude posted its worst week in two months as escalating trade tensions between the world’s foremost economies threatens growth that drives energy demand.

(Bloomberg) -- A cyberattack that U.S. natural gas pipeline owners weren’t required to report has lawmakers taking a closer look at how the industry is handling such threats, raising the prospect of tighter regulation.

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft is interested in oil and gas projects in Iran's Zagros province, after signing a deal last year to do business in the country, an official document showed on Friday.

SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast Petroleo Brasileiro said on Wednesday that minority shareholders had named new candidates to represent them on the board, replacing those announced last month.

Norwegian oil firm DNO increases its stake in Britain's Faroe Petroleum, boosting its holding to 27.7%.

OSLO, April 5 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil firm DNO has again increased its stake in Britain's Faroe Petroleum, it said on Thursday, boosting its holding to 27.7 percent the day after it bought its first shares.

DUBAI, April 5 (Reuters) - State-run Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has approached banks to sound their appetite for the financing needed to back the capacity expansion of the existing Sitra oil refinery, a project expected to cost well in excess of $5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.

BUENOS AIRES, April 5 (Reuters) - Argentina's state-owned oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast YPF SA has named former chief financial officer (CFO) Daniel Gonzalez as its new chief executive, the BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast said in a statement on Thursday.

MILAN, April 5 (Reuters) - The main investors in Italy's Saipem said on Thursday they would ask shareholders to reappoint Stefano Cao as chief executive of the oil service company.

The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) revealed Wednesday that it has received ‘significant support’ from the industry to create the UK’s first oil and gas National Data Repository (NDR).