Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude, said the OPEC+ group can cut output if required to deal with the current volatility in oil markets. Brent, the global benchmark for two-thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 0.51 per cent higher at $96.97 …
Read More »OPEC Sees Robust Oil Demand despite Sell-Off
Global oil demand is still robust and will be such through the end of this year, OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais told Reuters, noting that the recent sell-off in oil doesn’t reflect fundamentals and is driven by fear. “We still feel very bullish on demand and very optimistic on demand …
Read More »Al Ghais: OPEC isn’t Responsible for Inflation
While OPEC often finds itself the usual suspect when it comes to high crude oil and gasoline prices, it is not behind the current inflation trend, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Wednesday. “There are other factors beyond OPEC that are really behind the spike we have seen …
Read More »Iraq is Planning to Increase Crude Oil Production
Iraq is planning to increase its crude oil production to phased targets of 5 to 8 million barrels per day (bpd) over time, according to the first vice president of the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC), Hamid Younis, last week. The director general of the Iraq Oil Exploration Company (IOEC), …
Read More »Russia’s Oil Output Falters after Summer Rebound
Russian oil production fell in the first weeks of August, ending several months of recovery from Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Monday. Average daily production so far this month has fallen by 3% compared to July, totaling 1.428 million tons, the publication …
Read More »OPEC, IEA Oil Demand Views Converging, Optimistic over Risks
The forecast for global crude oil demand was raised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and lowered by OPEC in reports last week, but the apparent differing views actually masked an increasing convergence between the consumer and producer groups. The market take on last week’s separate reports was largely that …
Read More »IEA: Oil Demand Rises as Gas Prices Surge
Global oil demand will rise more than previously forecast this year as heatwaves and soaring gas prices are prompting countries to switch fuels for power generation, the International Energy Agency has said. Oil prices have dropped by $30 per barrel from a peak in June due to growing supplies and …
Read More »Asia Gobbles up Cheap U.S. Crude at OPEC’s Expense
Asian buyers have bought a substantial amount of cheap U.S. crude on the spot market, suggesting that demand for Middle Eastern grades will be lower in the immediate future, Bloomberg reports, citing traders. According to them, South Korean and Indian refiners had bought some 16 million barrels of U.S. crude …
Read More »IEA Sees Little Chance OPEC+ will Supply more Oil
OPEC+ is unlikely to increase output in the coming months because of limited spare capacity, according to the International Energy Agency. Furthermore, the “largely symbolic” 100,000 barrel-a-day hike promised for September may actually turn into a cut as Russian production declines, the IEA said. “Comparatively low levels of operational spare …
Read More »Oil Price Falls to Six-Month Low as War Rally Fades
Oil headed for the biggest weekly decline since early April on increasing evidence that a global economic slowdown is curbing demand, with prices near the lowest level in six months. West Texas Intermediate was little changed below $89 (€87.50) a barrel on Friday, and was about 10pc lower for the …
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