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

One of the biggest oil exporters in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, is set to increase from 2024 the exports of its flagship Murban crude grade as the UAE will see its production quota in the OPEC+ deal increased, traders have told Reuters. Refinery maintenance in the UAE …

The current oil market deficit will turn into a slight surplus next year even if OPEC+ leaders Saudi Arabia and Russia extend their production and export cuts into 2024, Toril Bosoni, the Head of Oil Industry and Markets Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA), told Reuters on Tuesday. Global …

Oil futures edged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Brent crude futures climbed 66 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $81.27 a …

While fundamentals took over from the war-risk premium this week, pummeling oil prices, Brent crude was gaining over 4% by midday Friday, but analysts told Bloomberg that there is little chance for oil to top $90 in the current market atmosphere. At 1:49 p.m. ET on Friday, Brent crude was …

The bearish positioning of oil traders in recent weeks has led to a sell-off on the market as speculators reduced bullish bets amid resurfaced concerns about the global economy and oil demand. The bullish sentiment from September, when the market was focused on the OPEC+ supply cuts, gave way to …

Oil steadied after a short-lived relief rally as the market digested differing views on the supply and demand outlook, while an industry report pointed to an expansion in US stockpiles. Global benchmark Brent traded near $83 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was above $78. The International Energy Agency said …

Iran, which has gained an exemption from OPEC cuts deal due to U.S. sanctions, increased production to 3.05 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, as pipeline issues that affected production and exports in September were resolved, according to a survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights Platts. Production is …

Oil prices gained about 2% on Friday as Iraq voiced support for OPEC+’s oil cuts ahead of a meeting in two weeks and as some speculators covered massive short positions ahead of weekend uncertainty. Still, prices settled with weekly losses of 4%, their third straight weekly decline. Despite gaining $0.41 …

Despite the ongoing concerns about the state of the global economy, OPEC continues to hold an upbeat view on world oil demand, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Tuesday. “The economy, despite the challenges, is still doing quite well,” Al Ghais told the Argus European Crude Conference in …

OPEC’s crude oil production held broadly steady last month, with modest increases across most of its African members being offset by declines elsewhere. OPEC members pumped an average of 28.08 MMbpd in October — about 50,000 bpd more than the previous month, according to a Bloomberg survey. Nigeria led the …