Oil advanced for a fifth day in London as protests in Egypt turned violent, prompting concern that crude supplies will be disrupted and unrest may spread to other parts of the Middle East. ›

Oil dropped from a two-year high as concerns eased that supplies through the Suez Canal may be disrupted by unrest in Egypt. Brent crude traded above $100 a barrel for a second day. ›

Trading of CO2 allowances on the European carbon spot market will resume gradually as soon as countries submit to the European Commission a report confirming they are applying stricter rules, after repeated frauds forced it to suspend trading last week, the commission said Tuesday. ›

Oil rebounded from an eight-week low in New York as forecasts of rising Chinese demand this year spurred bets that crude’s slump was exaggerated. ›

Oil fell for a third day, the longest losing streak in nine weeks, as inflation in China bolstered speculation the world’s biggest energy user will take more steps to cool the economy and slow fuel demand. ›

Prices of prompt coal cargoes stabilised on Wednesday but in the very short-term more profit-taking and liquidation of long positions is expected to trim prices before the fundamentally driven uptrend continues. ›

Futures trading in European Union carbon allowances fell and an investors group said it was “very concerned” after regulators disabled spot transactions in the world’s biggest emissions program because of alleged hacking. ›

Oil Pares Gains on Speculation U.S. Oil gave up earlier gains to trade near $89 a barrel on speculation the closure of an Alaskan crude pipeline will be short-lived and the U.S. has sufficient stockpiles to make up for reduced supply. ›