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Saudi-Mexican Clash Halts Record Oil Cut Deal

Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices slammed by the coronavirus crisis, as Saudi Arabia clashed with Mexico despite United States President Donald Trump’s mediation offer. OPEC led by Saudi Arabia and its allies led by Russia, which together make …

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Saudi Wealth Fund Buys Stakes in European Energy Companies

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has built up stakes in European oil firms, including about $200 million in Equinor ASA, as the kingdom navigates the coronavirus pandemic and plummeting crude prices. The Public Investment Fund amassed shares in Norway’s largest producer mostly through the open market last week, according to …

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Oil Prices Climb before OPEC+ Talks

Oil prices climbed on Thursday, hours before the world’s largest oil producers are scheduled to meet to discuss output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand. Brent crude futures rose 2.5 percent or 81 cents to $33.65 as of 00:34 GMT after touching a high of $33.90, adding to gains …

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US Will Return to Being Net Importer of Oil

The United States will return to being a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in the third quarter of 2020 and remain a net importer in most months through the end of 2021. That’s what the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its latest short-term energy outlook …

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Oil Prices Gain as OPEC Meeting Looms

Crude oil prices were up on Wednesday as the upcoming meeting between OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, give hope to investors of potential support to prices. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $32.32 per barrel at 0620 GMT for a 1.4% increase after it closed Tuesday at …

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LNG Demand to Dip in Japan, China, South Korea

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is expected to drop in 2020 in China, Japan and South Korea, the three biggest importers of LNG in the world, Kallanish Energy reports That assessment was released on Tuesday by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS). It is forecasting that China 2020 LNG imports …

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