Articles Tagged "sinopec"

Benchmark: Troubled waters

Another rough day for investors this Monday. As it became clear that the American House of Representatives would reject the authorization law for the executive’s $700 billion financial sector bailout plan, commodities began to tank. Oil futures shed more than $10 of their value during the day, dropping to $96.37 per barrel.

Oil price harming margins of Asian downstream cos

A special report by Fitch highlighted the squeeze in margins faced by some Asian downstream oil and gas companies such as Indian Oil Corporation and Sinopec. Steve Durose, Regional Co-Head of Fitch’s Asia-Pacific energy and utilities team, said: The financial performance of Indian Oil Corporation, Sinopec and CPC Corporation, has suffered significantly over the last two years [...]