OPEC expected to keep status quo on oil outputOPEC ministers gather for an eagerly awaited meeting which is widely expected to leave its output levels unchanged, despite the recent oil price collapse and global oversupply.
Mexico's Pemex oil firm posts $17.7 billion lossMexico's state-owned energy firm Pemex posted a $17.7 billion loss for 2014, hit by falling crude prices, fuel thefts by gangs and the peso's drop against the dollar.
G20 'determined' to lift growth but rifts remainThe world's top 20 economies expressed determination to raise global growth but struggled to overcome divisions over the most suitable methods .
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Chinese expansion in Kazakhstan's energy field?China has been increasing its presence in the oil and gas sector of Kazakhstan. There is no consensus on whether this is a positive or a worrying development.
French ALSTOM to help modernize Kazakh power sectorFrench multinational ALSTOM and Kazakhstan's largest private power generating company CAEPCO have signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding to modernize the power sector of Kazakhstan.