Officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met US shale oil company executives on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston on Monday, March 7, as energy prices soared over supply concerns. It was at least the fourth time since 2017 that US shale oil producers …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices in all Regions as Crude Surges on Russia’s Offensive
Saudi Arabia raised oil prices for all regions after crude surged following Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine to more than $115 a barrel. State-controlled Saudi Aramco increased its Arab Light crude price for next month’s shipments to Asia to $4.95 a barrel above the benchmark it uses. That is an …
Read More »OPEC+ is Unlikely to Break from Its Production Plan
OPEC+ is widely expected to continue raising its overall production quota by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) per the plan from last summer, despite the surging oil prices over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Bloomberg survey of 18 analysts and traders showed on Tuesday. The OPEC+ group—led by Saudi …
Read More »OPEC+ Compliance Rises to 129% in January
OPEC+ compliance with oil production cuts rose to 129% in January, a source from the producer group told Reuters, indicating that some members continue to struggle to raise their output. The January figure compares with 122% in December, and 117% in November. Compliance from members of the Organization of the …
Read More »OPEC+ would Seek to Woo Iran into Supply Cut Deal Post Sanctions
Sources close to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have told Reuters that OPEC+ is expected to persuade Iran to join the group’s cut deal if the U.S. sanctions are lifted from the country’s oil industry. A successful outcome to the Vienna nuclear talks could lift U.S. sanctions on …
Read More »IEA’s Birol Calls on OPEC+ to Narrow Supply Gap, Markets to be Freed from Geopolitics
High energy prices are jeopardizing the world’s pandemic recovery, the International Energy Agency’s executive director said Feb. 16, calling on OPEC and its allies to hit their oil production targets and for countries not to wield energy as a geopolitical weapon. “Today, very high oil and gas prices are putting …
Read More »IEA: OPEC+ Faces Chronic Struggle to Meet Output Target
The International Energy Agency on Friday raised its forecast for world oil demand in 2022 but warned of a “chronic” failure by OPEC and its allies to meet their output targets. The 13 members of the Saudi-led Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their 10 allies, including Russia, …
Read More »Russia Enjoys $65 Billion Windfall as Oil Rallies
Russia could get an additional $65 billion for its state coffers this year if higher oil prices remain resilient, Bloomberg reported this week, citing estimates made by economists. For the windfall to realize, prices need to remain around $90 per barrel of Brent for the rest of the year, according …
Read More »Oil Prices Jump over 3% on Supply Concerns over Ukraine Crisis
Oil prices rose for an eighth straight week amid growing concerns about supply disruptions as a result of intensifying geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe and a rise in demand. Brent, the global benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, jumped 3.31 per cent to trade at $94.44 per barrel …
Read More »Iran Oil Production Sets Record High despite Sanctions
A report released by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) indicates that Iran’s oil production in January experienced 21,000 barrels per day increase, reaching the highest production level comparing last three years. Despite continued economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic, its crude oil production reached more than 2.5 million …
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