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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saw a sharp decline in its global crude export in 2020, following disruptions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to available data, OPEC member countries exported an average of 19.70 million barrels a day, mb/d of crude oil in 2020, a sharp decrease …

The OPEC+ cartel’s production policy will be the main factor influencing oil prices over the coming months, according to Vitol Group. There’s little chance of Iranian barrels returning to global markets this year and U.S. shale producers aren’t investing enough to raise output quickly, according to the world’s largest independent …

Oil prices rose on Friday as traders await a key meeting by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery added 85 cents to settle at 75.88 U.S. dollars a barrel on the …

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said the proven crude oil reserves in the bloc’s member countries increased by 0.3 per cent to 1.237 billion barrels at the end of 2020, following a firm increase its previous year. At the end of 2020, world proven natural gas reserves fell …

Oil prices were volatile on Thursday, but keen to return to their upward path despite an unexpected build in US crude oil inventories as the world countries are bracing themselves for a post-pandemic energy crisis. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $77.92 per barrel at 0701GMT for a 0.21% …

Non-member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC+ is likely to stick to a deal to add 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to its output for November when it meets next week, sources said, despite oil hitting a three-year high above $80 a barrel and pressure from consumers …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) predicts that as the world economy recovers from the pandemic, oil demand will increase substantially in the next few years, adding that despite the energy transition, the world still needs to continue to invest in oil production to avoid contraction. In its …

OPEC+, the exporters’ group making corrections in the supply of crude oil, will stick to its plan to incrementally bring 2 million barrels per day back to the markets by the end of the year, the UAE’s energy minister has said. “I think that if things move as they are, …

OPEC and its allies will try to keep oil prices at $70 per barrel in the first quarter of 2022, Iraq’s oil minister said, adding the group is expected to stick to its current production accord when it meet in October “if prices remain stable”. Iraq total oil exports, including …

OPEC has announced that its secretary general, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has visited the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the invitation of its government to celebrate OPEC’s 61st anniversary. The four-day visit to the country has included meetings with Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, Tareck El Aissami, the people’s minister of …