Iraq buys US drones to protect oil platformsIraq is buying unmanned drones from the US to help protect its southern oil platforms as the Opec nation ramps up production after the withdrawal of the last American troops, US and Iraqi officials said on Monday. Protecting the vital infr More… |
Oil prices fall by 1 per centOil prices fell by 1 percent on Monday on news that US forces had killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, after a decade of counter-terrorism efforts. ICE Brent crude for June fell 78 cents to $125.11 a barrel at 0413 GMT, after shedding a More… |