An average of 13.4 MMbpd of crude oil was produced in the United States during August 2024, a new record according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Petroleum Supply Monthly. More crude oil was produced in the United States during August 2024 than during December 2023, when the …
Read More »OPEC Likely to Stick to Output Cuts for another Month
OPEC will likely remain committed to production curbs for yet another month, the energy minister of Azerbaijan told Reuters ahead of the group’s Sunday meeting. “OPEC+ could or couldn’t discuss oil output rollover at its next meeting. It is difficult to prejudge,” Parviz Shahbazov told the publication. OPEC has been …
Read More »BP CEO: Global Oil Demand Keeps Exceeding Expectations
Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years. …
Read More »Kazakhstan to Reduce Oil Output to 88.4 mln Tonnes due to Field Overhauls, OPEC+ Obligations
Kazakhstan plans to produce 88.4 million tonnes of oil in 2024 instead of the previously announced 90.3 million tonnes, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said. Oil production in the country totaled 73.5 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2024, Satkaliyev said during the government hour in the lower house …
Read More »OPEC Oil Production Jumps by 470,000 Bpd as Libyan Output Returns
The return of Libya’s oil production to full capacity raised the total OPEC output by 466,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October from September, the cartel’s monthly report showed on Tuesday, less than two months ahead of a planned reversal of part of the cuts. Total crude oil production in …
Read More »Eight OPEC+ Members Extend Oil Supply Cuts until Year-End
Eight members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations said on Sunday they were extending supply cuts until the end of December. The move is aimed at boosting oil prices amid uncertain demand and accelerating supply, with an eye on the imminent US presidential election, though analysts predict a limited …
Read More »Oil Prices Spike after OPEC+ Delays Production Cut Decision
Crude oil prices started the week with a gain of over $1 per barrel following reports that OPEC+ had decided to postpone a planned partial rollback of its production cuts. The group was supposed to bring back some 180,000 barrels daily in supply from December but it had conditioned that …
Read More »Oil Traders Uncertain as OPEC+ Weighs December Surprise
Oil traders can’t seem to agree on where OPEC+ will steer production next, and it’s anyone’s guess if the cartel’s December hike is still on the table. OPEC+ has touted plans for a boost, but the group’s go-to mantra—adjusting output based on market ‘realities’—is giving traders pause. According to a …
Read More »OPEC Reports Slight Increase in Iran Oil Output in September
Iran’s oil production continued to rise in September despite a global decline in output and restrictions imposed on the country’s exports because of US sanctions. Latest data by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cited by local news agencies on Monday showed that Iran’s oil output had increased …
Read More »OPEC Oil Production Dipped by 600,000 Bpd in September amid Libyan Blockade
OPEC’s crude oil production slumped by 604,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September compared to August, as Libya’s output was largely halted amid a political standoff and Iraq moved to improve compliance with the OPEC+ cuts. All 12 OPEC producers pumped on average 26.04 million bpd of crude last month, …
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