Oil

A supertanker carrying 2.1 million barrels of Russia’s Far Eastern ESPO crude grade has been anchored near China for days in what traders say is an unusual pattern that could suggest weaker demand in the Asian market. The Big Star supertanker loaded ESPO from three smaller vessels near Russia’s Zarubino …

US crude futures fell on Friday as traders expected OPEC+ would decide on Saturday to boost oil output for July beyond previous forecasts. Brent crude futures settled down 25 cents, or 0.39%, at $63.90 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished down 15 cents, or 0.25%, at $60.79 a …

With six little words, Elon Musk has relegated the oil industry to a historical footnote. This, despite the oil industry underpinning the workings of the entire world. “Compared to solar, oil is small-time,” Musk posted on X, delivering a withering verdict on the fossil fuel era. No charts, no caveats. …

The OPEC+ group must consider rising oil demand when it makes decisions about production levels, the energy minister of one of OPEC’s top producers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said on Tuesday. The OPEC+ alliance is doing its best to balance the oil market, UAE’s Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed Al …

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have announced a new oil discovery in the so-called Partitioned Zone (PZ) between the two OPEC heavyweights which share equally output from the area. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait announced on Monday that Wafra Joint Operations had made a new oil discovery in the North Wafra Wara-Burgan …

Iraq ranked fourth among the top oil exporters to China in April 2025, China’s General Administration of Customs revealed on Sunday. The Administration noted that Iraq exported approximately 4.59 million metric tons of crude oil to China last month—equivalent to about 29.32 million barrels. Russia topped the list of oil-exporting …

Kazakhstan is likely to top its oil production plan this year, due to the expansion of the Chevron-led Tengiz field, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Friday, in yet another snub at OPEC+ quotas. Earlier this year, Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said that the country plans to produce a total …

Saudi Arabia’s goal is long-term oil market stability, while the Kingdom is always ready for multiple oil price scenarios, Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal Alibrahim, said on Tuesday. “We’re always ready for scenarios – multiple scenarios, and we have buffers,” Alibrahim said at the Qatar Economic Forum in …

Chinese imports of Russian crude oil slumped to below 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, down by 13%, while imports from Malaysia, the biggest trans-shipment hub for Iran’s oil, nearly doubled from a year earlier. China’s imports from Russia, its single biggest supplier of crude, fell by 12.9% …

All the countries in the OPEC+ pact saw their combined crude oil production drop by 106,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April compared to March, despite the pledge of the eight OPEC+ producers who are withholding supply to begin easing their cuts. OPEC+ producers Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, …