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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States increased to 317 thousand bpd in the last week. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.153 bpd in the first week of January.” The top three source countries …

Crude oil prices could reach $100 per barrel, according to Ninepoint Partners portfolio manager Eric Nuttall, the latest to add to a growing number of analysts expecting three-digit oil prices. “The oil market remains exceptionally tight,” Nuttall told Bloomberg, adding, “When we look at global oil demand, we’re back to …

OPEC and its allies will meet on Sunday, the latest sign that a standoff between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has been resolved. Oil ministers will meet at noon Vienna time and hold a press conference afterwards, the group confirmed. Officials have said privately in recent days that …

Global oil prices continued to gain ground above $80 per barrel on Friday, helped by a growing consensus that demand remained surprisingly resilient to the current Omicron-led wave of COVID-19 cases which spooked markets in late 2021. Brent crude futures, which traded close to $83 per barrel earlier on Friday, …

Explaining the 24th OPEC Plus Ministerial Meeting, the Iranian oil minister stated that the member countries are ready to take responsibility for the fast and reliable supply of oil whenever the market and consumers need it. After the end of the 24th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday, Javad …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Haitham Al-Ghais of Kuwait as its Secretary General with effect from August 1, 2022, for a period of three years. The decision was taken as a special conference of OPEC under the chairmanship of its President, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Congo’s …

Oil held gains in early Asian trading after OPEC and its allies agreed to a scheduled increase in production for next month, and an industry report pointed to another decline in US crude inventories. Futures in New York traded near $77 a barrel after rising 2.4 per cent over the …

OPEC chose veteran Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham al-Ghais to become the organization’s top diplomat, as the group and its allies navigate a delicate recovery from the pandemic. Al-Ghais – a multilingual technocrat whose three-decade oil industry career includes stints in Beijing and London – will become Secretary-General in August, taking …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies are poised to revive more halted oil production when they meet on Tuesday (Jan 4) after giving a tighter outlook for global markets. The 23-nation alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is on track to ratify another modest output …

OPEC ministers are due to hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the appointment of a new secretary general, two OPEC sources said, with Kuwait’s candidate for the job holding widespread support from the group. Haitham al-Ghais, a former Kuwaiti governor to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is …