The OPEC+ group may prolong its current strategy to manage oil markets until the end of 2022 in order to keep speculators “on their toes”, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said in a joint press conference Dec. 19. The show of …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister Says OPEC+ New Deal ‘Mature’
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman affirmed that there is no disagreement between oil producers, describing this disagreement as rumors. Talks were successful, Prince Abdulaziz said on the sidelines of the 12th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting held yesterday, adding that a monthly meeting will be held …
Read More »Russia and Saudi Arabia Power Risks OPEC+ Break-Up
The pushback from the UAE over historic supply cuts brought in to offset the fallout from the pandemic comes at a delicate moment for OPEC, threatening the brittle coalition and an already weakened oil market. The news of COVID-19 vaccines alongside the highest oil price since September has lifted sentiments …
Read More »OPEC+ JMMC, Good Compliance for Now, Maximum Flexibility Going Forward
This was the most positive set of remarks so far this year by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, when he opened the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+ (an alliance between OPEC and 10 non-OPEC countries led by Russia). The JMMC monitors compliance of OPEC+ member …
Read More »OPEC+ Ministers Warn of Continued Oil Demand Fragility
As OPEC+ began talks on whether to postpone January’s oil-production increase, ministers sounded cautious about the strength of global demand. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he could see a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the development of Covid-19 vaccines, but the market had …
Read More »OPEC+ could Tweak Oil Cuts beyond Analyst Expectations
OPEC and its allies could “tweak” their supply accord beyond analyst expectations, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said Nov. 9, as speculation swirls on how the coalition will set its 2021 production quotas. Emphasizing that the OPEC+ alliance will maintain flexibility, the prince said ministers have several options …
Read More »Oil Prices Edge Lower as US Inventories Rise
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a jump in US crude inventories and surging Covid-19 cases raised fears of an oversupply of oil and weak fuel demand amid rising coronavirus cases in the US and Europe. Brent, the international benchmark for more than half of the world’s crude, slipped …
Read More »World should Look at all Options to Reduce Emissions
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Monday the world should be looking at all options to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases in its fight against climate change, but that getting rid of oil and gas would be “far-fetched and unrealistic”. “Let’s not focus on the fuel of choice but rather …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister Says Getting Rid of Oil and Gas is ‘Unrealistic’
The world should be looking at all options to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases in its fight against climate change, but that getting rid of oil and gas would be “far-fetched and unrealistic”, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. “Let’s not focus on …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister Says Overproducing Countries have Pledged to Compensate
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the OPEC+ countries that had produced beyond the level stipulated by the crude oil output-cut agreement have pledged to compensate during the period from October to December. Speaking at the opening of an OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee (JMMC), Prince Abdulaziz …
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