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OPEC+’s surprise oil-production cut sent shock waves through financial markets and pushed crude prices up by the most in a year. Now that the dust has started to settle, one question looms large: Will that price rally stick, or fade away? Banks from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to RBC Capital …

Middle East oil exporters are expected to continue to lose market share in some Asian countries, particularly in price-sensitive India, amid the 1.66 million b/d voluntary cuts by OPEC+, cheap Russian barrels and higher priced Dubai-linked cargoes. Although exports from seven major oil producers in the Middle East rose 0.6% …

Oil prices were stable on Wednesday as the market weighed gloomy economic prospects against expectations of US crude inventory declines and plans by OPEC+ producers to reduce output. Brent crude futures fell 22c, or 0.26%, to $84.72 a barrel by 10.53 an GMT. West Texas Intermediate was down 20c, or …

US President Joe Biden attempted on Monday to downplay the latest output cuts by the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations. “It’s not going to be as bad as you think,” Biden said during a trip to Minnesota in response to a reporter’s question on the decision by some OPEC+ countries …

Oil prices posted gains in Asian trade on Tuesday after OPEC+ plans to cut more production jolted markets the previous day, with investors’ attention shifting to demand trends and the impact of higher prices on the global economy. Brent crude futures were up 41 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to …

OPEC+ on Sunday surprised oil markets with an announcement that it will reduce its output further, by some 1.16 million barrels daily. Reuters noted in a report that with the new cut, the total output reduction amount from OPEC+ will come in at 3.66 million barrels daily, or 3.7% of …

OPEC+ will most likely roll over its existing output cuts when it meets on April 3 despite the recent market turmoil that dragged oil prices to their lowest in more than a year, according to analysts. The group of 23-oil producing countries, which slashed its collective output by 2 million …

OPEC oil output fell in March due to oilfield maintenance in Angola and a halt in some of Iraq’s exports, a Reuters survey found on Friday, adding to the impact of strong adherence by top producers to a supply cut deal by the wider OPEC+ alliance. The Organization of the …

The OPEC+ coalition is showing no signs of adjusting oil production next week, staying the course amid turbulence in financial markets. Group leader Saudi Arabia has said publicly that the 23-nation alliance should keep supplies steady for the whole of 2023 as it navigates a fragile recovery in global oil …

Oil prices settled lower on Friday, reversing earlier gains to post their biggest weekly declines in months amid turmoil in global financial markets stemming from fears of a banking crisis. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, slid 2.32 per cent, or $1.73, to settle at $72.97 …