OPEC oil supply in April is at its highest since December 2018, a company that tracks oil shipments said on April 28, as producers pump at will before a new supply-limiting pact takes effect in May. The month-on-month increase is more than 2 MMbbl/d, Daniel Gerber, CEO of Geneva-based Petro-Logistics, …
Read More »US: China Should Stop ‘Bullying Behavior’ in South China Sea
The United States called on China on April 18 to stop “bullying behavior” in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing’s “provocative actions” aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the disputed waters. Three regional security sources told Reuters on April 17 that …
Read More »Effective Global Oil Cuts Above 19 MMbbl/d
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on April 13 that effective global oil supply cuts would amount to around 19.5 MMbbl/d, taking into account the reduction pact agreed by OPEC+, pledges by other G-20 nations and oil purchases into reserves. OPEC and allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Prices to Asia, Raises US
Saudi Arabia has announced its official crude pricing (OSP) for May, selling oil more cheaply to Asia while keeping prices flat for Europe and raising them for the U.S., after OPEC and its allies agreed the biggest output cut deal in history. Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Saudi Aramco has …
Read More »Oil Sector Hit Disproportionately by Corona Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic and resulting plunge in crude prices will result in a leaner, stronger oil industry but raise the risk of shortages further down the line, Goldman Sachs analysts said March 30. Crude prices suffered another sharp fall on March 30 as the pandemic worsened and the Saudi Arabia-Russia …
Read More »Global Oil Demand Could Drop 20% as 3 Billion People in Lockdown
Global oil demand could dive by 20% as 3 billion people are in a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said March 26 as he called on OPEC leader Saudi Arabia to help stabilize oil markets. “Today, 3 billion people in the …
Read More »Iraq Oil Minister Urges OPEC, Non-OPEC Emergency Meeting
Iraq’s oil minister has urged for an emergency meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC members to be called to discuss immediate action to help balance the oil market, according to a letter he sent to OPEC on March 17. In the letter seen by Reuters, Thamer al-Ghadhban asked OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad …
Read More »US Oil Rig Count Falls Slightly As Producers Cut Spending
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected crude output will rise about 8% in 2020.
Read More »US Shale Oil Production Growth to Slow In 2020
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser described the project as the start of the kingdom'.s own shale gas revolution.
Read More »OPEC Says Coronavirus to Trim 2020 Oil Demand
OPEC and its partners have been limiting supply since 2017.
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