Parvin Faghfouri Azar

IEA Calls for Deeper Cuts

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called for the OPEC-led group to take more production offline and faster than previously agreed. Following the carnage of negative WTI prices on April 20, and a growing realisation about pressure on storage, the energy watchdog’s head Fatih Birol set out 3 steps. The …

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IEA Suggests OPEC+ Deepen, Speed up Supply Cuts

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday the OPEC+ should consider quicker, deeper production cuts to ease the turmoil in oil markets, Kallanish Energy reports. Executive director Fatih Birol said the initial 9.7 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) production cut in May and June “is a solid start but …

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Oil’s Collapse Puts Even More Pressure on Emerging Markets

The news just gets worse for some emerging markets, with the collapse in oil prices adding further pressure to currencies and the fiscal situation of countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Russia. Of the commodity-producing emerging market countries, the one that is worrying analysts the most is Mexico. Emerging markets outside …

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