Parvin Faghfouri Azar

OPEC+ Panel Sees Weaker Oil Demand in 2021

OPEC and its allies have revised oil demand scenarios for 2021 with demand seen weaker than previously anticipated, a confidential document seen by Reuters shows, supporting the case for a tighter supply policy next year. “For 2021, oil demand is expected to grow by 6.2 million barrels per day, year …

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Saudi Aramco Kicks off Jumbo Bond Sale

Saudi Aramco kicked off a jumbo bond sale Tuesday to help fund a $75 billion dividend, returning to the debt markets for the first time since April of last year. The state energy firm is raising debt after slumping crude prices caused profit to fall by 45% in the third …

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OPEC+ Weighs Further Steps to Support Market

OPEC and its allies discussed weaker compliance with pledged oil output cuts on Monday and weighed further action to support the market as the second wave of coronavirus hits demand. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and others, known as OPEC+, were due to raise output by 2 million …

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Brazil, The World’s Leading Offshore Oil Producer

Sharply weaker oil prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and heightened geopolitical uncertainty have done little to blunt Brazil’s epic offshore oil boom. By September 2020 Brazil had soared to be the third-largest supplier of crude oil to China, the world’s second-largest economy. The scale of Brazil’s deep-water offshore oil boom is …

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