Oil

Cheaper Russian crude compared to Middle Eastern alternatives has prompted Indian refiners to import more crude from Russia in September compared to a seven-month low in August, according to preliminary tanker-tracking data. India’s crude oil imports from Russia rebounded amid tighter market and more expensive crude from the Middle East, …

Analysts polled by Reuters raised their oil price forecasts for a second consecutive month, expecting the OPEC+ cuts to continue tightening the market, although few see $100 oil due to the still uncertain global economic outlook. The Reuters September Oil Poll showed on Friday that 42 economists and analysts now …

Due to port maintenance works, Russian crude oil exports by sea dipped by around 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3 million bpd last week and by 100,000 bpd to 3.2 million bpd in the four weeks to September 24, tanker-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. Last week, …

Oil prices rose nearly $1 on Wednesday as markets focused on supply tightness heading into winter and a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy. Brent crude futures rose 86 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $94.82 a barrel by 0340 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 86 …

Russian crude oil supplies increased 50% this spring despite the G7 countries imposing sanctions due to war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (24 September) citing data from analytics company Kpler. The European Union, G7 countries and Australia introduced a price cap of $60 a barrel on Russian …

This week, Goldman Sachs raised its oil price target to $100 again. The bank cited lower OPEC output combined with higher demand, which taken together, “more than offset significantly higher U.S. supply.” The average gas price in the U.S. on September 20 was $3.875, slightly lower than a day earlier …

Oil prices retreated further from 10-month highs on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with investors uncertain when peak rates will be hit and how much of an impact it will have on energy demand. Prices fell despite a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. oil stockpiles and …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday for the fourth consecutive session, as weak shale output in the U.S. spurred further concerns about a supply deficit stemming from extended production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 99 cents, or 1.1%, to $92.47, by 0400 GMT, …

The Ministry of Finance revealed on Sunday that Iraq’s financial revenues in the federal budget exceeded 65 trillion dinars over seven months, confirming a rise in the oil contribution to the budget to 95%. However, an economic expert believes that non-oil revenues “will not improve.” Shafaq News Agency examined data …

Iraq, OPEC’s second largest exporter, has had its crude oil supplies to the US, the world’s second largest importer, increased, data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed this weekend. In the span of a week, the volume rose from 100,000 barrels daily to a 248,000 barrels — a jump …