The SLB headquarters in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. SLB agreed to acquire rival oilfield service provider ChampionX Corp. for $7.8 billion in an all-stock deal, a move that will bulk up SLBs portfolio as aging shale fields prompt US drillers to seek better technology to maintain oil and gas production. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg© 2024 Bloomberg Finance LPWhen the U.S. rolled out fresh sanctions targeting Russia's oil sector in January 2025, prohibiting American citizens from provi ...

A Russian policymaker is calling on the Federal Assembly to regulate cryptocurrencies as a third of web traffic going into international crypto exchanges is seen to originate from Russia. Yevgeny Masharov, a member of the Civic Chamber of the Commission for Public Review of Bills and Other Regulatory Acts, told RIA Novosti that the state must do more to police digital assets. “We must launch legislation to regulate cryptocurrency circulation as soon as possible,” Masharov said. “All transactions outside ...