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OPEC’s crude oil production fell in June compared to May, due to outages in Libya and Nigeria, and the 10 cartel producers bound by the OPEC+ pact lifted their combined production by just 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) last month, the monthly Reuters survey showed on Friday. OPEC’s all 13 …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Wednesday, that Iraq possesses the fourth largest proven oil reserves in the world. National Iraqi news agency (NINA) reported OPEC stated in its annual report that proven crude oil reserves in the world amounted to 1,545,071 trillion barrels at the end …

Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to stick to a previously decided output boost at their meeting on Thursday, despite pressure to further increase production. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated concerns about oil supplies, sending prices to record highs this year. Hard on the …

OPEC+ is slimming down its projections for an oil market surplus this year, according to a report seen by Reuters. The report, which was prepared ahead of the OPEC+ JTC meeting that will take place on Tuesday, showed that the OPEC+ group now sees the oil market surplus at 1 …

Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister has called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to fund more green transformation projects, in the wake of oil giant Aramco pushing ahead with solar and wind energy developments. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the OPEC Fund for International Development in Austria, Mohammed …

Iraq may end up as one of the biggest losers from cheap Russian barrels flowing to Asia with lukewarm demand for its key grades. There have been no spot purchases of Iraq’s Basrah Medium or Basrah Heavy crude so far in the current Asia trading cycle, while a tender to …

The United States is calling on all oil and gas producers, including the OPEC club of the largest oil exporters, to increase their output to rein in soaring gasoline prices, the US secretary of energy said on Sunday. “President Joe Biden has asked for all suppliers around the globe to …

Oil demand growth is set to slow in the coming months, with consumers likely to endure high prices until consumption is brought back into line with supply that’s struggling to keep pace with the world’s thirst for fuels. The International Energy Agency, the US Energy Information Administration and the Organization …

Delegates from OPEC+ are trying to decide what to do when the oil production pact ends in, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The pact is faced with numerous uncertainties and difficult situations—not the least of which is its relationship with one of the top members of the group—Russia. Saudi Arabia has …

World oil demand growth will slow in 2023, OPEC delegates and industry sources said, as surging crude and fuel prices help drive up inflation and act as a drag on the global economy. Fuel use has rebounded from the 2020 pandemic-induced slump and is set to exceed 2019 levels this …