Tag Archives: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

OPEC + Agreement will Help Support Prices

The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Thamer Al-Ghadban announced on Monday an agreement to reduce oil production that will help reduce stocks and support prices. Iraq welcomed the results of the OPEC + meeting, which reached the commitment of the members of the group to a historic cut in production to …

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Oil Climbs more than 4% as OPEC+ Agree Record Output Cut

Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut, but gains were capped amid concern that it won’t be enough to head off oversupply with the coronavirus pandemic hammering demand, Trend reports with reference to Reuters. After four days of …

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OPEC will Exempt Libya from Production Cuts

OPEC is to exempt Libya from a plan to slow down oil production for a period of two months, starting next May, due to the production lost through the closure of ports and fields by pro-Haftar militias east of Libya. The oil-exporting countries, with the exception of Mexico, have agreed …

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