Oil

After almost a two-month delay, on February 23, Kazakhstani company KazTransOil finally began exporting oil to Germany, sending the first shipment of 20,000 tons of Kazakhstani oil. In enabling this supply, Kazakhstan reached an agreement with Russian energy company Transneft to use the Druzhba pipeline to export oil via Russia …

OPEC+ on Sunday surprised oil markets with an announcement that it will reduce its output further, by some 1.16 million barrels daily. Reuters noted in a report that with the new cut, the total output reduction amount from OPEC+ will come in at 3.66 million barrels daily, or 3.7% of …

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Sunday that Iraqi oil exports to the US have decreased for the second consecutive week. The EIA’s report stated that “the average US imports of crude oil from nine countries during the past week amounted to 4.532 million bpd, a decrease of 891 …

Kazakhstan plans to export 100,000 tons of oil to Germany in April, Trend reports via Anadolu. According to KazTransOil JSC, the national operator of Kazakhstan on the main oil pipeline, next month it’s planned to increase oil supplies to Germany. In accordance with the oil supply program approved by the …

Crude oil inventories in the United States fell this week by 6.076 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute (API) data showed on Tuesday, in a major divergence from the 187,000 barrel build that was expected. The total number of barrels of crude oil gained so far this year is still …

The U.S. surpassed Russia as the top oil supplier to Europe at the end of last year as sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector took hold. In December 2022, the U.S. exported nearly 34.5 million barrels of oil to the European Union, accounting for about 18% of the EU’s total imports, …

Iraq’s oil ministry welcomed an arbitration ruling in its long-running dispute with Turkey centered on crude oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region and said it would discuss “mechanisms” to keep oil flowing. The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration decided in Iraq’s favor on March 23, Iraq …

The total number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 758 this week—88 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2022 and 317 rigs lower …

Oil prices fell on Thursday amid concerns surrounding the US banking sector and worry over lower oil demand. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $76.27 per barrel at 10.14 a.m. local time (0714GMT), a 0.55% decrease from the closing price of $76.69 a barrel in the previous trading session. At …

Oil prices slid on Wednesday over bearish demand indicators driven by expected rise in US crude oil stockpiles, coupled with lingering effects of US bank collapses and upcoming US Fed decision on interest rate. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $74.91 per barrel at 10.09 a.m. local time (0709GMT), a …