Oil

Iraq ranked second in the list of OPEC countries that rose their oil production in February, OPEC report said today, Saturday. The organization stated in its monthly report, “the production of the 13 member states of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries” OPEC “decreased last February, reaching an average of …

Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov received US Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy told Trend. The sides discussed cooperation between Azerbaijan and the US in the energy sector. The importance of the exchange of practices between the two countries in the field …

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded contracts for the sale of 10.1 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as part of a recent Congressionally-directed SPR crude oil sale. The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy issued in early February 2021 a notice of …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on expectations of a recovery in the global economy after U.S. Senate approval of a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill and on a likely drawdown in crude oil inventory in the United States, Reuters reported. But a stronger dollar and receding fears of oil supply disruption …

Saudi oil giant Aramco will benefit from the oil prices and demand recovery according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). “We believe that Aramco is uniquely positioned in the global oil world to meet potential resurgence of oil demand. Should bullish oil price demand assumptions materialize, we would expect …

The international rig count, except for the US and Canada, increased by 24 units month-on-month (MoM) in February 2021, bringing the total count to 701, data of energy services firm Baker Hughes showed. The oil rigs in the Middle East rose by nine MoM to 260 in February but declined …

OPEC+’s surprise move to keep a lid on crude exports is hitting oil tanker owners afresh. Shares of owners giant supertankers including Frontline Ltd., International Seaways Inc. and DHT Holdings Inc. all fell late Thursday and into Friday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies wrong-footed oil traders …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, are expected to meet by videoconference on Thursday to consider a potential but by no means certain production increase of as much as 1.5 million barrels a day. Analysts say the combined group, called OPEC Plus, could increase …

The greening of the American oil industry has gone into overdrive. Dan Yergin, IHS Markit vice chairman, said it’s an important turning point for the oil and gas sector, which has been anticipating big changes with President Joe Biden’s climate-focused, clean energy policies. “The oil and gas industry is calibrating …

China’s oil stockpiles have risen to around 100 days worth of net imports, making it increasingly challenging to find extra storage tanks and facilities to hold supplies, two people with knowledge of supply levels said. The build-up follows a push by Beijing to buy up crude for its reserves last …