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The OPEC+ agreement and the additional oil output cuts announced this week will push GCC budgets even deeper into deficit, according to Fitch Ratings. Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would add to existing cuts by reducing output by another 1 million bpd next month — equivalent to 1 per …

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Wednesday after industry data showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories and concerns mount about a possible second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in countries easing lockdowns. Traders shrugged off a further call by Saudi Arabia for larger production cuts to balance …

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has urged OPEC+ countries to further reduce oil production rates to restore balance in global crude markets, state news agency (SPA) reported early on Wednesday. “The cabinet affirmed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s endeavor to support the stability of global oil markets,” according to a statement. “The …

Oil rebounded in Asian trade Tuesday, buoyed by Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut output more than it had pledged as the virus-hit world economy cautiously emerges from lockdown. United States benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery was up 1.37 percent at US$24.47 a barrel in morning trade. Global benchmark …

Consulting firm IHS Markit expects oil demand in the second quarter of 2020 to be 22 MMbpd less than a year ago.

Iran’s petroleum industry went through a tough and breathtaking period in the calendar year 1398 (ended March 19) as the United States tightened its sanctions on this sector.

The second quarter of this year will see the largest volume of liquids production cuts, including shut-in production, in the history of the oil industry, the latest assessment on oil markets by London-based global information provider IHS Markit’s Crude Oil Market Service shows. IHS Markit now expects as much as …

Oil demand could rebound enough to exceed supply by the end of this month, Goldman’s head of commodities Jeffrey Currie told Barron’s Market Brief, noting that this would be in no small part because of the production cuts implemented by all major producers. However, there are some 1.2 billion barrels …

State oil producer Saudi Aramco slashed its official selling prices for April crude sales to some of the lowest levels in decades, undercutting rivals. The uneasy truce that settled over oil markets this month as some of the world’s largest producers began cutting output belies the raging competition among exporters …

Saudi Arabia’s boost to prices of most of its oil is signaling an end to a destructive price war, but it’s left Asian buyers less than impressed. The increase was a surprise to Asian customers, which were expecting another cut to prices, according to ten traders surveyed by Bloomberg, just …