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

Oil prices posted gains of more than 1 per cent in Asian trade on Wednesday on falling U.S. crude inventories and a lower greenback, but concerns OPEC+ will leave output unchanged at its upcoming meeting and weak China data limited gains. Brent crude futures firmed 95 cents or 1.14 per …

Oil rebounded on Tuesday after falling to more than 11-month lows in the previous session, as investors weighed a potential output adjustment from the major oil producers, who are set to have a key meeting this week. Brent crude futures advanced $1.81, or 2.2 per cent, and traded at $85.00 …

The State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) confirmed on Saturday that OPEC+ decision to reduce production did not affect Iraq’s oil exports, and suggested that oil prices in the coming year would range between 85-95 USD. Iraq’s representative in OPEC, Saadoun Mohsen, told the state news agency (INA) that …

Following a bilateral meeting on Thursday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq reiterated their support for the oil production cut agreed upon last month. At the same meeting, they emphasized the importance of sticking to the agreement until the end of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz bin Salman said …

The days of explosive growth in U.S. shale oil production are over. American oil production is rising, but at a much slower pace than it did before the 2020 crash, and at lower rates than expected a few months ago. The new priorities of the shale patch – capital discipline …

The world’s largest crude oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has started to slash its crude exports after OPEC+ is now reducing its overall target production by 2 million barrels per day (bpd). Initial tracking and estimates suggest that so far in November, Saudi Arabia has reduced its crude oil exports by …

OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais said on Wednesday that the organization is ready to “intervene for the benefit of oil markets”, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reports, citing Ghais as saying that OPEC is aware, cautious and monitoring economic developments worldwide. In early October, OPEC+ announced plans to reduce oil production by …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced Tuesday that eight out of 13 countries, including Saudi Arabia, decreased their oil production last October. OPEC said in a report the production of OPEC member countries of oil dropped by 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the past month to …

Given the many uncertainties in the global economy, the OPEC+ group will remain cautious in its oil production policy when it meets next month, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the energy minister of OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, told Bloomberg TV on Friday. “Our theme is being cautious,” Prince Abdulaziz …

As India’s oil and gas demand continues to grow, the South Asian country is looking to any supplier offering a low-cost product, regardless of how controversial they may be. India’s refiners are diversifying their supply, in response to recent OPEC oil quota cuts, and turning to sanctioned states, such as …