Civitas Resources Inc is nearing a deal to acquire oil and gas operations in the Permian basin from private equity firm NGP Energy Capital Management LLC for close to $5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Monday, tracking oil prices lower, as concerns over China's faltering economic growth outweighed support from OPEC+ production cuts.
Qatar's stock market ended lower on Sunday as comments from two U.S. Federal Reserve officials curtailed investor optimism that the central bank is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hikes.
Indian shares advanced on Friday aided by broad gains across sectors, with benchmarks nearing record high levels, after economic data from the U.S. boosted bets that Fed may be less hawkish than expected.
President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods to world markets.