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

OPEC+ may decide on Wednesday to announce a larger production increase for March than the usual 400,000 barrels per day, considering the oil price rally to $90 and the potential for renewed discontent from major oil importers at these high price levels, Goldman Sachs said in a Tuesday note. “We …

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday toward last week’s seven-year highs as a draw in U.S. crude stocks confirmed strong demand and a lack of supply, but investors remained cautious ahead of an OPEC+ meeting later in the day. Brent crude rose 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $89.33 a barrel by …

OPEC+ will likely stick to existing policies of moderate output increases on Wednesday, February 2, five sources from the producers’ group said even as it expects demand to rise to new peaks this year and as oil prices trade near their highest since 2014. The group, which comprises of the …

Iraq is already scheduling crude oil shipments for delivery in March thanks to strong demand, the deputy head of the State Organization for the Marketing of Oil, or SOMO, told media in Baghdad, as quoted by Reuters. Ali Nizar also told media that Iraq’s oil exports were stable this month …

Oil prices jumped on Monday on the back of supply disruption concerns linked to the rise in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, while demand held steady as the impact of the Omicron coronavirus strain eased in some countries. Brent, the global benchmark for two thirds of …

Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, has long been an unknown when it comes to the OPEC+ production agreement which caps the petroleum output of participants to support higher prices. It was Moscow’s spat with Saudi Arabia over production quotas in early 2020 which, combined with the emergence of the …

Global oil markets look tighter than previously thought as demand suffers surprisingly little impact from the latest coronavirus strain while supplies are curbed by disruptions, the International Energy Agency said. The surplus facing world markets this year is shrinking, with oil demand — slightly upgraded from last month — on …

Saudi Arabia stressed that oil stability is paramount and said its alliance with the super group of producers has taken measures to ensure energy security. “We believe OPEC+ have done a lot in bringing about stability,” Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday at the Abu Dhabi …

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said he was unconcerned about oil’s more-than-10% rise this year, even as traders increasingly raise the prospect of prices reaching $100 a barrel. “I’ve always been comfortable,” Abdulaziz bin Salman said to reporters in Dubai on Monday, where he’s attending at Expo event. Brent crude’s climbed …

Iraq ranks fifth among the countries with the largest crude reserves in the world in 2021, a CNBC survey said. According to CNBC, Venezuela ranked first with a reserve of 303.8 billion barrels, followed by the regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran with 258.6 and 208.6 billion barrels, respectively. Iraq, …