Saudi Arabia cut the official selling prices for its oil sharply ahead of a production boost set for next month. The sharpest cut was made for the price of oil sold in Asia, with flagship Arab Light set to be $2.30 per barrel cheaper in May, at a premium of …
Read More »Iraq Seeks to Resume Talks on Restoring Kurdistan’s Oil Exports
The Iraqi Oil Ministry is calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the long-awaited and delayed resumption of oil exports from the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, state media reported on Friday. In February, Iraq and Kurdistan appeared to be close to agreeing on all technical and financial details about resuming …
Read More »Global Crude Oil Shipments Rise ahead of OPEC+ Supply Boost
Global seaborne crude oil flows rose in March from February, just ahead of the supply increase coming from OPEC+ in April, oil flows tracking data by Bloomberg showed on Wednesday. Global crude exports averaged 39.92 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, up by 119,000 bpd from February levels, according …
Read More »Oil Majors Warn that Australia’s Natural Gas Policy could Make Shortages Worse
Shell, Chevron, and Exxon have warned the Australian government a proposal aimed at curbing natural gas shortages on the domestic market might end up making them worse instead. “The fact that the easiest lever the federal government now has to solve the southern gas problem is export controls, is not …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Set to Slash Oil Prices to Asia amid Falling Benchmarks
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, is expected to slash the price of its oil loading for Asia in May to the lowest level in three months amid a slide in regional benchmarks, a Reuters survey of Asian refining and trading sources showed on Friday. Saudi oil giant …
Read More »Iraq Hands BP Final Approval for Kirkuk Oil Development
British Oil & Gas giant BP Plc (NYSE:BP) has received final approval by the Iraqi government for the redevelopment of the giant Kirkuk oil fields, with an initial plan to produce 3B boe. BP will develop Iraq’s Kirkuk oil and gas fields based on a profit-sharing model, Iraqi oil ministry …
Read More »Biggest Indian Oil Producer Seeks to Diversify to Withstand Supply Glut
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the biggest oil and gas explorer and producer in the country, plans to diversify in refining, petrochemicals, LNG trading, and renewable energy as it expects lower oil prices amid a looming crude supply glut. “Globally, we are heading to a glut …
Read More »Trump: 25% Tariff on Anyone who Buys Venezuelan Oil & Gas
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% secondary tariff on trades with the United States, Reuters reported on Monday, with Trump claiming that Venezuela has sent “tens of thousands” of people to the U.S. who have a …
Read More »New Oil Projects Set to Flood Market in 2025
This year will see the highest amount of new oil supply in a decade, according to data analyzed by Raymond James that showed projected global additions of nearly 3 million barrels daily. But only if the price is right. Bloomberg reported the Raymond James figures, noting projects such as the …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s Oil Output Hits Record High
Kazakhstan’s oil production reached an all-time high in March despite the country’s continued pledges to start complying with its OPEC+ quota that it has been exceeding for years. As international supermajors are expanding oilfields in Kazakhstan, the non-OPEC producer part of the OPEC+ pact pumped as much as 2.16 million …
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