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

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was too early to draw any conclusions about possible additional steps to stem the slump in oil prices before the global deal agreed by the OPEC+ group takes effect on May 1. Oil prices slumped to less than $16 a barrel on Wednesday, …

The oil-price plunge could create a historic precedent in which the US may finally help boost the sinking energy market, albeit involuntarily, instead of benefiting at the expense of others, oil executive Mike Cantrell believes. The price of US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract for May finished trading on …

Several oil and energy ministers of the OPEC–non-OPEC oil producing countries, signatories of the Declaration of Cooperation, held an informal teleconference to brainstorm the current dramatic oil market situation.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday the OPEC+ should consider quicker, deeper production cuts to ease the turmoil in oil markets, Kallanish Energy reports. Executive director Fatih Birol said the initial 9.7 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) production cut in May and June “is a solid start but …

Oil producer countries should respect crude production cuts aimed at stabilizing the oil market, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told state TV on Wednesday. “The market will stabilize gradually if the oil production cut is respected by all the producer countries … Cooperation is necessary under this circumstances,” Zanganeh said. …

The impact of the fall in crude oil prices by more than $55 on Monday, April 20, on the East Asian market was about $3 as WTI is not used as a benchmark for pricing Iranian crude oil.

Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov has attended the informal video conference with the participation of several OPEC+ countries, the ministry told Trend. According to the ministry, the current state of the world oil market and the implementation of commitments since May have been discussed at the conference. During the discussions, …

The news just gets worse for some emerging markets, with the collapse in oil prices adding further pressure to currencies and the fiscal situation of countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Russia. Of the commodity-producing emerging market countries, the one that is worrying analysts the most is Mexico. Emerging markets outside …

Qatar’s economic policy is built on a robust system, and a stimulus scheme of $20.6bn (QR75bn) over the coming three years is expected to “absorb the shock of what is happening worldwide,” said HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, former Minister of Energy and Industry. He was speaking at an …

Countries participating in the OPEC+ oil production limiting agreement have all the capabilities to respond if necessary to the situation with the low oil prices, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. “OPEC+ countries are keeping a close eye on the situation and have all the capabilities to respond if …