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 …
Read More »Oil Holds Gain after OPEC+ Adds more Output as Market Tightens
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 …
Read More »OPEC Taps Kuwait’s Haitham al-Ghais as Its next Public Face
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 …
Read More »OPEC+ Set to Boost Supply again with Oil Market Looking Tighter
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 …
Read More »OPEC Meets Today to Discuss New Top Official
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 …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Dropped in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq exported 268 million bpd of oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 6.170 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are …
Read More »OPEC+ Set to Stay the Course on Oil Supply Policy
The OPEC+ group will likely proceed with its oil production policy of the past few months by deciding next week to add another 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to its collective output quota, OPEC+ and Russian sources told Reuters this week. OPEC and its Russia-led non-OPEC partners in the OPEC+ …
Read More »2022 could be a Great Year for OPEC+ Producers
OPEC+ did some surprising things in the past 2 years. 1st, it broke up at the start of the pandemic with its 2 leaders – Saudi Arabia and Russia – turning on each other because of differences of opinion on how the crisis needed to be handled. Then the 2 …
Read More »OPEC+ Agreement Essential for Oil Market Stability
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said the OPEC+ production agreement was “essential” for oil market stability and urged all participating countries to comply with the pact. Oil market stability and balance are pillars of Saudi energy policy as crude supports the growth of the global economy, King Salman said in an …
Read More »Oil Gains as Improving Market Outlook Outweighs Omicron Surge
Oil climbed as investors weighed a surge in Omicron cases against signs that the new strain is not as severe as previous waves. Brent was 0.39 per cent higher at 9.40am UAE time after losing 0.9 per cent in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate, which didn’t trade on Friday …
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