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OPEC+ reversed on Monday this month’s increase in oil production targets and cut the group’s collective quota by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the month of October. While the move is totally negligible in terms of actual supply to the market, considering not only the slight change in the …

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States had fomented Europe’s gas supply crisis by pushing European leaders towards the “suicidal” step of cutting economic and energy cooperation with Moscow. Europe is facing its worst gas supply crisis ever, with energy prices soaring and German importers even discussing …

The 1,000 municipal utilities that are the last link in the German energy supply chain are feeling the pinch of record-high energy prices, raising fears that some of them might go bankrupt. While large energy companies like Uniper and E.ON receive plenty of attention from German politicians, municipal utilities – …

Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October was seen as a largely symbolic move to bolster prices after the market’s recent slide. Brent crude futures had fallen 81 cents, or 0.9 …

Russia will respond to price caps on Russian oil by shipping more supply to Asia, its energy minister Nikolai Shulginov told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday. “Any actions to impose a price cap will lead to deficit on (initiating countries’) own markets and will increase …

Stainless steel prices continue to struggle as we approach the final quarter of the year. Meanwhile, nickel prices float just above their 2021 average, closing August at $21,320 / mt. Both indices seem to indicate an overly-cautious marketplace, with buyers and sellers seemingly waiting to see what the other will …

Saudi Arabia’s signal from two weeks ago that OPEC+ could decide to cut production at any time, in any form, managed to lift Brent oil prices to above $100 per barrel for around a week. But this week, fresh lockdowns in China, intensified fears of recession, and guidance that the …

Europe’s looming winter fuel crisis has deepened after Russia shut down a key gas pipeline to Germany, claiming the indefinite stoppage was due to what experts say is a minor oil leak. Nord Stream 1, which runs under the Baltic Sea, had been due to resume operating on Saturday after …

Iraq collectively grossed 9.784 billion dollars from oil sales in August 2022, according to a survey by the state oil marketer, SOMO. Crude oil exports amounted to 101,959,528 barrels, yielding 9,784,000,000 dollars, the SOMO survey said. Exports from oilfields in Mid and south Iraq amounted to 100,750,000 barrels, while Kirkuk …

Russian oil production may increase this year, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, despite Western sanctions over Ukraine, while the country supports OPEC+ deal extension beyond 2022. He said production of oil and gas condensate is expected at between 520 million tonnes and 525 million tonnes in 2022 …