Tag Archives: Oil Price

New EU Emission Rules may Impact EV Market Growth

EU carmakers will sell about 2 million fewer electric vehicles than previously expected, due to the more flexible EU regulations on emission standards for 2025, green group Transport & Environment said in new research on Monday. Earlier this year, under pressure from Europe’s automotive industry, the European Union adopted amendments …

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Canada Rethinks EV Targets to Aid Carmakers

Canada’s government will not continue Trudeau’s policy mandating at least 20% electric vehicle sales from automakers as of the model year 2026, as Mark Carney’s new cabinet is looking to protect the auto industry that has been hit by the U.S. trade policies and tariffs. The Canadian government will be …

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Top Indian Refiner Snubs U.S. Oil in Latest Tender

India’s top refiner, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IndianOil), has forgone buying U.S. crude at this week’s tender, instead opting for Middle Eastern and West African crude, sources in the oil trade industry told Reuters on Friday. At the previous tender last week, IOC bought as many as 5 million barrels …

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Saudi Arabia Leads OPEC Output Increase

OPEC crude production rose by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, reaching 28.55 million bpd, according to a Bloomberg survey published on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia accounted for just over half of the increase, restoring barrels previously curbed under voluntary cuts. The United Arab Emirates and Nigeria also contributed, …

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Oil Falls ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil prices slid on Thursday, extending a decline of more than 2% in the previous session, as investors and traders look ahead to a weekend meeting of OPEC+ where producers are expected to consider another increase in output targets. Brent crude fell 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $67.14 a barrel …

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Oil Prices Dip 2% as OPEC+ Considers Ramping up Supply

Oil prices slumped by 2% early on Wednesday as the market turns its attention to this weekend’s OPEC+ meeting, at which the group may decide to tap the last remaining production cuts and raise output from October even further. In the early morning ET on Wednesday, WTI Crude prices were …

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IEA Considers Brazil’s Membership Bid

Brazil wants a seat at the International Energy Agency’s table, filing a formal request this week to move from partner status to full membership. On Tuesday in Paris, Brazil’s ambassador delivered a letter from Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira and Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira to IEA chief Fatih …

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