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OPEC’s crude production rose last month as Gulf members phased out extra supply cutbacks, but the cartel largely persevered with its strategy to revive the global oil industry. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait restored the additional output taken offline in June, when they had amplified efforts to …

Russia slightly increased its oil production in July, ahead of OPEC+ plans to start easing their record supply cuts starting this month. The nation’s producers pumped 39.63 million tons of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Energy Ministry’s CDU-TEK unit. That’s an average daily of …

China’s cooling demand is continuing to wreak havoc on the physical oil market in Asia, with Iraq’s prized Basrah Light crude sold at a discount to its official selling price for the first time since 2017. BP Plc and China National United Oil Corp. both sold prompt cargoes of the …

Oil was little changed in Asia as signs of an easing in coronavirus cases across the U.S. south were countered by ongoing diplomatic tensions between the Trump administration and China. Futures in New York slipped 0.3%, after rising 0.5% on Friday. Reported cases and fatalities fell in many states hit …

Australia’s coal power plants, which make up more than half of the nation’s generation mix, are facing increased pressure as rooftop solar hollows out daytime demand. That could mean early closures among the country’s aging fleet, giving energy planners the tricky task of ensuring energy security while replacing the steady, …

Benchmark Brent crude prices have risen by 128% from their April low, remaining above $40 a barrel since the middle of June. But rising supply and faltering demand bode ill for those who want oil prices to keep climbing. The OPEC+ group of oil producers, who have implemented unprecedented output …

Way back in January (it’s been a long year) Hallburton was already souring on shale. Way before the novel coronavirus put the final nail in the coffin of the West Texas shale revolution, the multinational corporation and one of the largest oil field service companies in the world had very …

South Sudan is banking on a better year in 2021 after efforts to rebuild its oil industry were knocked by the coronavirus and a collapse in crude prices.“We experienced prices that had never been there before and we are running at a loss” along with private operators, Awow Daniel Chuang, …

Iran’s Petropars Ltd. signed a contract to more than double output at the South Azadegan oil field, the second deal this month to boost production at a deposit shared with Iraq. Petropars agreed to raise the field’s output to 320,000 barrels a day over 30 months from 140,000 currently. The …

Some oil from China’s swelling storage tanks is finding its way back into the international market as traders jump at the opportunity to source cheap crude for resale to regional refiners. The shipments in question, so far just 1 million barrels, have been procured by trading houses via the Shanghai …