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Saudi Arabia said global oil production could drop 30 per cent by the end of the decade due to falling investment in fossil fuels. “We’re heading towards a phase that could be dangerous if there’s not enough spending on energy,” Oil Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said in Riyadh. The result …

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman played down the likely fallout from the new coronavirus variant that pummeled oil markets last week. “I’m a very relaxed person. I’m not concerned,” the minister said when asked how the new strain may affect demand. Abdulaziz, who was speaking to reporters in …

Saudi Arabia is aiming for a net-zero carbon target by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the Saudi Green Initiative Forum (SGI) on Saturday. The kingdom plans to cut 278 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030, he said in recorded comments. This would entail investments of more …

OPEC leader Saudi Arabia dismissed calls for speedier oil output increases on Thursday, saying its efforts with allies were enough and protecting the oil market from the wild price swings seen in natural gas and coal markets. “What we see in the oil market today is an incremental (price) increase …

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cranked up the tension in their OPEC standoff as the rare diplomatic spat between long-time allies leaves the global economy guessing how much oil it will get next month. The bitter clash has forced OPEC+ to halt talks twice already, with the next …

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman said the OPEC+ alliance will play a role in “taming and containing” inflationary pressures, just hours after Brent crude surged back above $75 a barrel, Bloomberg reported. “We also have a role in taming and containing inflation, by making sure that …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil cartel and allied producing countries (OPEC+) confirmed on Tuesday plans to gradually restore crude output by 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd). The decision was made in an online meeting earlier on Tuesday. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman hailed a …

Saudi Arabia remains confident that the OPEC+ agreement to increase output over the next three months was the right move, said its energy minister. “It’s still a good decision,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an interview in Riyadh on Thursday. “I don’t see anything yet that disturbs us, me …

Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce new ways of oil and gas exploitation, Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, during a ceremony to launch the energy ministry’s new identity today, Jan. 25. The Kingdom is working under the hydrocarbon demand sustainability program, seeking to replace oil petroleum liquids …

Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman delivered a stark warning to his OPEC+ counterparts, urging the coalition to stay disciplined with their crude production or risk upending the oil market’s recovery fostered by their historic output cuts since May. “Now as we see light at the end of the …