The Commodity Futures Trading Commission privately voted 5-0 to propose easing regulations affecting position limits in wheat, oil, natural gas and other commodities following requests from energy and agriculture lobbying groups last week.

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (BPO - Snapshot Report) recently signed agreements with two renowned energy companies, Rosetta Resources Operating LP and Chevron USA Inc., to lease properties totaling 272000 square feet of space in downtown Houston.

HOUSTON, May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) today announced that Reliance Industries Limited, India's largest private sector enterprise, has selected Phillips 66's E-Gas(TM) Technology for its planned gasification plants at Jamnagar ...

DENVER, May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) today announced that its subsidiary, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, sold to Bitter Creek Pipelines, LLC, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., a 50% ownership ...

By Vijay L Bhambwani | Agency: DNA The markets witnessed higher turnover last week as traders displayed increased risk appetite, especially in hard assets.