LONDON/BENGHAZI, Libya, March 5 (Reuters) - Pumping at Libya's El Sharara oilfield resumed on Monday, an oil engineer and a Libyan oil source said, a day after output had been halted after a landowner closed a valve on a pipeline crossing his land.

(Bloomberg) -- The Dominican Republic expects to draw interest from energy titans BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. when it opens the country to natural gas and oil exploration for the first time later this month, joining a push by governments across the Caribbean to develop energy production.

LONDON/BENGHAZI, Libya, March 5 (Reuters) - Pumping at Libya's El Sharara oilfield resumed on Monday, an oil engineer and Libyan oil source said, a day after output had been halted after a landowner closed a valve on a pipeline crossing his land.

March 2 (Reuters) - The first vessel carrying liquefied natural gas from Dominion Energy Inc's Cove Point LNG gulf coast oil rig export terminal in Maryland left the facility early Friday, according to analysts and Reuters shipping data.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast Petroleo Brasileiro SA has decided to launch an initial public offering for its Liquigas gas distribution unit after competition watchdog Cade vetoed its proposed sale to Ultragaz, a local paper reported on Friday.

NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as Wall Street stocks bounced off session lows, but benchmark crude futures posted their first weekly decline in three weeks on fears U.S.

More than three years after the collapse in oil prices, energy-producing states continue to struggle with budget shortfalls.

NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - More than three years after the collapse in oil prices, energy-producing states such as Alaska, Oklahoma and Louisiana continue to struggle with budget shortfalls, and fiscal 2019 is no different as lawmakers seek permanent revenue solutions.