Oil climbed as investors weighed a surge in Omicron cases against signs that the new strain is not as severe as previous waves. Brent was 0.39 per cent higher at 9.40am UAE time after losing 0.9 per cent in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate, which didn’t trade on Friday …
Read More »Russia’s Novak Says Oil Market not yet Reached Full Recovery
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said oil prices are expected not to change significantly in 2022, and demand would recover to pre-COVID-19 levels in late 2022, Reuters reported. Mosco plans to produce 540-550 million tons of oil in 2022, Novak said. He added that oil market has not yet …
Read More »Oil Production in Russia Profitable even at $20-25/bbl
Russian hydrocarbons remain among the most competitive globally and over 50% of total production is profitable even against the oil price of $20-25 per barrel, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in his article in the Energy Policy magazine. “Hydrocarbons lifting cost in Russia is among the lowest globally. Over …
Read More »Oil up over Big U.S. Crude Supply Draw, Chinese Economy Stabilization Efforts
Oil was up Wednesday morning in Asia, holding gains as the latest U.S. crude oil supply data showed a bigger-than-expected draw. Trading volumes are also thinning out as the holiday period approaches. Brent oil futures edged up 0.18% to $74.11 by 11:13 PM ET (4:13 AM GMT) and WTI futures …
Read More »Oil Prices Sink 5% on Omicron Demand Fears
World oil prices fell by more than five percent on Monday, as energy demand fears grew over the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant. In morning deals, Brent North Sea crude tumbled 5.1 percent to $69.79 per barrel and New York’s West Texas Intermediate oil lost 5.7 percent to $66.84. The rapid …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Decreased 88% in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s oil export to the United States dropped by 88% in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.869 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are Canada …
Read More »Oil and Gas Industry to Spend $15 Billion on a Tech Transformation
The oil and gas industry is set to spend $15.6 billion on digital transformation by the end of this decade to enhance cybersecurity, maintain safe operations, and create sustainable performance, technology intelligence firm ABI Research said in a new report on Wednesday. Currently, the oil and gas sector faces operational, …
Read More »IEA Sees more Comfortable Year for Oil Market in 2022
The Omicron coronavirus variant will slow the recovery in global demand for oil but the market will be “more comfortable” in 2022, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The oil market “appears to stand on a better footing than it has for some time,” the IEA wrote in its …
Read More »Oil Gains as Investors See Limited Omicron Impact on Demand
Oil prices extended their rally on Monday as investor appetite improved amid growing relief the Omicron coronavirus variant may not cause severe illness and will likely have a limited impact on global fuel demand. Brent futures climbed 94 cents, or 1.3%, to $76.09 a barrel by 0500 GMT, after rising …
Read More »Oil Prices up from Market Relief over New Variant Worries
Oil prices increased on Thursday on investor relief following news that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster is capable of neutralizing the omicron variant. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $76.32 per barrel at 0624 GMT for an 0.65% increase after closing the previous session at $75.82 a barrel. American benchmark …
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