The UAE achieved 126% compliance with its OPEC+ quota in October, the energy ministry said late Nov. 17, as OPEC’s third largest producer sought to compensate for overproduction in August. The country’s compliance since the cuts were implemented in May is 101%, the ministry said in a statement on the …
Read More »China’s CNOOC to Add Six LNG Storage Tanks at Binhai Terminal
China’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Group will add 1.62 million cubic metres of storage capacity for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Binhai terminal in the eastern province of Jiangsu. The expansion will consist of six tanks with storage capacity of 270,000 cubic metres each and construction …
Read More »OPEC+ JMMC, Good Compliance for Now, Maximum Flexibility Going Forward
This was the most positive set of remarks so far this year by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, when he opened the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+ (an alliance between OPEC and 10 non-OPEC countries led by Russia). The JMMC monitors compliance of OPEC+ member …
Read More »OPEC+ Ministers Warn of Continued Oil Demand Fragility
As OPEC+ began talks on whether to postpone January’s oil-production increase, ministers sounded cautious about the strength of global demand. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he could see a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the development of Covid-19 vaccines, but the market had …
Read More »EIA Expects U.S. Crude Oil Production to Remain Relatively Flat through 2021
In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that U.S. crude oil production will remain near its current level through the end of 2021. A record 12.9 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil was produced in the United States in November 2019 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Libyans Agree to Form Unified Force Safeguarding Oil Facilities
Libya’s warring sides have agreed to unify forces that protect oil facilities following the United Nations-sponsored talks with the head of the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC). The talks were held on Monday in Brega, part of the coastal area known as the Oil Crescent. “Today in this historic location, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hires Banks to Sell International Bonds
Energy giant Saudi Aramco said Monday it had hired banks to sell dollar-denominated bonds, to boost finances as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on global demand for crude oil. This comes two weeks after the company, seen as Saudi Arabia’s main cash cow, posted a 44.6 percent slump in third-quarter …
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