Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Guyana’s Crude Oil Exports Surged by 54% in 2024

Strong European demand for Guyana’s crude pushed the oil exports of the South American country soaring by 54% last year, with Europe accounting for the majority of shipments, Reuters reported on Wednesday, quoting shipping data and traders. Crude oil exports from Guyana averaged about 582,000 barrels per day (bpd) last …

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Oil Prices Edge down on Rising U.S. Fuel Inventories

Oil prices declined for a second day on Thursday after large builds in fuel inventories in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, though expectations for increasing winter fuel demand and concerns over tighter supply limited the drop. Brent crude futures fell 8 cents to $76.08 a barrel by 0409 …

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Kazakh Company Reportedly Bidding for Bulgaria’s only Refinery

Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGas has reportedly offered $1 billion to buy Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, Bulgaria’s only refinery currently owned by Russia’s Lukoil. The Burgas refinery already receives about 40% of its supplies from KazMunayGas, and the acquisition would strengthen the Kazakh company’s position in the European market. …

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OPEC Oil Production Falls as UAE Leads Supply Cuts

Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) declined last month, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intensified supply cutbacks aimed at stabilizing global oil markets. According to a Bloomberg survey, OPEC’s output fell by 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 27.05 million bpd, with the …

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