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The UAE remains fully committed to the Declaration of Cooperation issued by OPEC+ oil producing countries, according to the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. The UAE “reiterates” that any decisions will be taken collectively by the OPEC+ group at the next Ministerial meeting. The comments come amidst major developments in …

OPEC+ is not currently discussing pausing oil output increases despite the United States and others releasing stocks, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters. The United States and several other nations agreed to release stocks after failing to convince OPEC to pump more oil as U.S gasoline prices soared adding to pressures …

The U.S. will release 50 million barrels of crude from its strategic reserves in concert with China, Japan, India and South Korea and the U.K — an unprecedented, coordinated attempt the world’s largest oil consumers to tame prices that could prompt a backlash by OPEC+. Of that amount, 32 million …

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans no top-level international contacts for discussing the situation on the global oil market so far, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “No, the president has no [such plans],” he said when asked a respective question. When asked to comment on statements made by …

The United Arab Emirates said there was no need for OPEC+ to increase oil production any faster, despite pressure from major consumers such as the U.S. and Japan for the group to help ease gasoline prices. “There is no logic to increasing our contribution,” UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei said …

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia remained committed to fulfilling its OPEC+ obligations and that President Vladimir Putin had no plans to contact OPEC+ partners despite talk of key consumer countries releasing their strategic oil reserves. The United States is expected to announce a loan of crude oil from …

The sharp rise in wholesale gas prices is spilling over into the oil market, with looming demand for electricity generation and heating likely to further spur the sector this winter. The spike in demand and consumption could lead the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporters, which meets in Vienna on Monday, …

High oil prices are a symptom of economic and monetary imbalances, not just a consequence of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decisions. Throughout history, we have seen how OPEC cuts have done little to elevate prices when diversification and technology added to rising efficiency. Likewise, OPEC output increases …

OPEC’s, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, reference basket (ORB) price dropped to 81$/bbl driven by other crudes. OPEC said in a statement that the price of a thirteen crude ORB reached 81.1$/bbl, 0.91$ above yesterday’s 82.01$/bbl. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: …

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail stressed today the importance of attracting new investments, especially in projects that achieve sustainable development for Iraq and clean energy. The minister’s statement came during his participation in the ADIPEC exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Ismail said that the oil sector needs more investments, financing …