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

Crude oil prices were up on Wednesday as the upcoming meeting between OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, give hope to investors of potential support to prices. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $32.32 per barrel at 0620 GMT for a 1.4% increase after it closed Tuesday at …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was optimistic about the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, at which solutions could be found to stabilise the oil market. On Thursday, an OPEC+ video conference will be held on the possibility of a new cut in oil production to stabilise the market, to be followed …

Look at these remarks made by heads of states in the aftermath of sinking oil prices and demand destruction caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh discussed the latest oil market developments and price fluctuations with Mohamed Arkab, Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines and the President of OPEC Conference.

Iran does not agree with holding any OPEC+ meeting in the absence of a clear proposal and expected outcome from such talks for the oil market, its oil minister said in a letter to OPEC and seen by Reuters. “The vague circumstances around which the upcoming OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial …

The U.S. cut its oil output forecast by more than one million barrels a day, days before OPEC and other producers meet to discuss a global deal to stem an unprecedented collapse in prices. Production will average 11.76 million barrels a day in 2020, down from an expected 12.99 million, …

By calling for an urgent OPEC+ meeting to discuss oil price stabilization under pressure from President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia has admitted defeat in its price war against Russia, Mamdouh Salameh, a visiting professor of Energy Economics at ESCP Europe Business School said. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency …

The meeting of ministers of OPEC and countries outside the cartel (OPEC+) is scheduled for April 9, 2020, Advisor to Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Zamina Aliyeva told Trend on April 7. Azerbaijan is ready to make its contribution to the process of global regulation of the oil market in order …

Saudi Arabia will host a video conference meeting on Friday for G20 energy ministers “to ensure energy market stability”, it was reported on Tuesday, citing an internal document. Oil prices have fallen sharply due to the impact of Covid-19, in addition to last month’s collapse of coordinated output cuts led …

The group of oil producers known as OPEC+, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, are likely to agree to cut production at a meeting scheduled for Thursday as long as the United States joins in cutting output, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters. A previous production-cut deal ended last month after Russia …