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Oil supply from the OPEC+ group dipped in July by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to 50.7 million bpd, the lowest level in nearly two years as Saudi Arabia began its unilateral production cut of 1 million bpd, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The alliance’s oil …

The OPEC+ ministerial panel met on Friday and decided to keep its current oil production policies unchanged. The policies state that there will be no change in current output and production cuts will stay in place. The OPEC+’s decision came after Saudi Arabia decided to extend its voluntary production cut …

A third survey has come in showing that OPEC’s production dipped even more than earlier estimates, according to Argus, which showed that production fell in July by more than 1 million bpd as Russia and Saudi Arabia stepped up their efforts to curtail production. Argus’ survey is just one of …

A panel of OPEC+ is unlikely to change the current oil production policy of the alliance at the Friday meeting, several sources in the group told Reuters on Wednesday, as prices rallied to more than a three-month high. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the group, which regularly discusses …

Happily for Saudi Arabia, it does not take a genius to work out that persuading its OPEC+ brothers to cut their oil production to ramp up prices and then quietly selling additional oil over and above its official quota is a major money spinner. “Saudi Arabia has a long history …

Global crude oil prices witnessed significant gains, driven by a scarcity of supply following cuts by Saudi Arabia and OPEC countries. Basra crude increases in its last session on Friday, contributing to a bullish trend in the market. The Basra Heavy crude closed at $81.79 per barrel in its last …

Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a voluntary oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day for another month to include September, five analysts said, to provide additional support for the oil market. In June, OPEC+ agreed on a broad deal to limit oil supply into 2024 and Saudi …

OPEC data cited in a Sunday report by the IRIB News showed that Iran had produced a total of 262.261 billion cubic meters (bcm) (9.26 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas last year, up from 257.119 bcm reported in 2021. Iran was the third largest gas producer in the world …

Figures by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) show that Iranian oil export revenues rose by 67% last year despite continued pressure of American sanctions on the country. OPEC data cited in reports by Iranian news agencies on Saturday showed that Iran had earned some $42.6 billion from oil …

Current actions by OPEC+ to support the oil market are sufficient for now, UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Friday, and the group is “only a phone call away” if any further steps are needed. OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by …