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OPEC+ member countries saw a collective increase of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil production during August, driven by rises in Iraq, Iran, and Nigeria, which partially offset additional cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. According to the latest Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights, OPEC+ production …

Lukoil PJSC’s trading unit Litasco SA is launching a Mexico operation as the oil giant seeks new markets for Russian products under widespread sanction. Litasco hired oil products trader Yuri Carreno for its new office in Mexico City, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Carreno, who previously spent …

Europe’s switch from pipeline gas to LNG is reshaping the global LNG market, putting a permanent floor under prices. This means some buyers may be priced out of this market for good. That, in turn, means they will turn to other sources of energy—like coal. It’s a domino effect even …

Oil prices fell on Friday as the rising value of the US dollar and pessimism over China’s economic revival blunted gains from Saudi Arabia and Russia’s supply curbs. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $89.64 per barrel at 10.01 a.m. local time (0701 GMT), a 0.31% loss from the closing …

Saudi Arabia and Russia moved with determination to support oil prices, extending their respective ongoing production and export cuts through the end of the year. In an initial response to Tuesday’s news, oil prices jumped and hit the highest level so far this year, with Brent Crude prices exceeding the …

Oil prices eased on Thursday as worries over demand due to a seasonal slowdown during winter and an uncertain economic outlook for China outweighed expectations of tighter supplies from extended production cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures fell 24c to $90.36 a barrel by 4.12am GMT, after …

A higher natural gas price in Europe in November is making it lucrative to hold back supplies for a month until the arrival of lower temperatures can boost profits. Futures for November are about €10 euros a megawatt-hour more expensive than gas delivered next month, with no other contract this …

Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as weak economic data from China offset expectations of supply cuts. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 0.09 per cent lower at $88.92 a barrel at 9.02am UAE time, while West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US …

Venezuela’s oil shipments plummeted in August by 38% compared to the three-year high reached in July as state oil firm PDVSA was unable to maintain production at the upgraders that convert the extra heavy oil into grades suitable for shipping, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting PDVSA internal documents and tanker-tracking …

G20 per capita coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges and transition efforts by some members of the group of major economies, new research showed Tuesday. The group, whose leaders meet in New Delhi this weekend, accounts for 80 percent of global power sector emissions. But in talks in …