Goldman Sachs Group Inc., one of the most bullish banks on its outlook for oil, has nudged its forecasts down as worries over the banking sector and the potential for recession outweigh a surge in demand from China. The bank’s analysts now see Brent reaching $94 a barrel for the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia and Russia Affirmed their Commitment to OPEC+ Output Cut of 2 Million Barrels per Day
Oil prices settled lower on Friday, reversing earlier gains to post their biggest weekly declines in months amid turmoil in global financial markets stemming from fears of a banking crisis. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, slid 2.32 per cent, or $1.73, to settle at $72.97 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia will not Sell Oil to any Country Imposing Price Caps
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz confirmed that the OPEC+ agreement in October 2022, which lowers production by two million barrels per day (bpd) until 2023-end, will continue until December 23, 2023. The minister said in an interview with Energy Intelligence that the impact of the …
Read More »Chinese Oil Drillers Set New Asian Depth Record
Oil drillers in China set a new record for well depth, drilling 9,396 meters into the ground for what has become the deepest oil well in Asia, Chinese media have reported. The record well is part of a new phase in the development of an oil field in the Taklamakan …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall as SVB Collapse Rocks Financial Markets
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s slide, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rattled equities markets and sparked fear about a fresh financial crisis. Brent crude futures were down 82 cents, or 1 per cent, at $79.95 a barrel at 0700 GMT. U.S. …
Read More »Pakistan Seeks to Buy Russian Oil at $50 per Barrel
Pakistan is looking to buy Russian oil at $50 per barrel, media reported on Sunday, as the South Asian country is grappling with an economic and foreign reserves liquidity crisis. Pakistan is desperate to import energy at low costs, after it was outspent on the market last year when oil …
Read More »India to Ensure No Breach on Russia Oil Purchase Sanctions
India will not breach Western sanctions on Russia including the price cap of $60 imposed on purchases of oil from Moscow, according to people familiar with the matter. Government authorities have asked banks and traders to adhere to the rules, the people said, declining to be identified as the information …
Read More »PetroChina Completes Drilling Asia’s Deepest Horizontal Well in NW China
PetroChina announced on Friday that it has completed drilling a well at a depth of 9,396 meters in Tarim Basin, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, making it the deepest horizontal well in Asia. It marks the Tarim Oilfield entering a new phase of oil and gas exploration at a …
Read More »Kazakhstan Faces Political Pressure to Diversify its Oil Export Routes
Astana is upbeat about boosting oil exports, despite caveats over how the war in Ukraine may impact markets and questions about its recently launched shipments to Europe. Kazakhstan plans to increase oil supplies via its main export pipeline to Russia by over a third by the end of next year, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Set to Supply Full Crude Oil Volumes to Asia in April
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco will supply next month the full contracted volumes of crude to at least four refiners in North Asia, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia raised the official selling prices (OSPs) for most of its crude going to …
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