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Attempts to cut investment in oil and gas to combat climate change are “misguided,” Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo told an energy conference on Wednesday, December 8, arguing that producers have a critical role to play during the transition to cleaner fuels. Speaking at …

Iraq expects the price of oil to rebound and rise above $75/b in the coming months because current prices are “inappropriate” for producers, the country’s oil minister said Dec. 6, as OPEC+ sticks to its plan to boost output by 400,000 b/d in January. “I think the current oil price …

Amid heightened worry about the course of the pandemic after the emergence of the Omicron variant, Saudi Arabia injected a dose of confidence in markets by raising its official selling price for its flagship Arab Light to a nearly two-year high. Arab Light will sell for $0.60 more per barrel …

Big Oil majors booked profits of a combined $174 billion for the first nine months of the year as they focused on returning cash to shareholders instead of boosting production to arrest a price rally, The Guardian reported this week, citing a report shared exclusively by Accountable.US, a government corruption …

Oil rose after Saudi Arabia boosted the prices of its crude, signalling confidence in the demand outlook despite the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Futures in New York advanced more than 2 per cent to trade near $68 a barrel. The Kingdom increased its oil prices for …

GCC economies are expected to return to an aggregate growth rate of 2.6% in 2021 due to stronger oil prices and the growth of non-oil sectors, and will accelerate into 2022 as OPEC+-mandated oil production cuts are phased out and higher oil prices improve business sentiment and attract additional investment, …

Oil prices rose by 3% early on Friday, extending gains from late Thursday, after the OPEC+ alliance said it could immediately revisit the planned 400,000 bpd increase for January if demand suffers in coming weeks. As of 9:25 a.m. EST on Friday, WTI Crude was rallying 3.49% at $68.82 and …

OPEC+ ministers are likely to discuss pausing a planned oil output hike in January as one option during ministerial talks today, Dec. 2, Reuters reported, citing a source. The meeting will also discuss whether more oil will be released to the market as planned or supplies will be restricted after …

Major oil producers are due to meet Thursday to decide on output levels from January onwards, which could be frozen as the new Covid variant Omicron sparks turmoil. The OPEC+ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia has so far resisted US-led pressure to significantly boost output to rein in …

The tiny South American nation of Guyana has emerged as the hottest offshore drilling location on the continent over the last six years. The swathe of oil discoveries made by ExxonMobil and its partners, Hess and CNOOC, in the offshore Stabroek Block, since 2015, recently saw the energy supermajor upgrade …