OPEC’s share of India’s oil imports fell to the lowest in at least two decades in the year to the end of March as overall purchases by Asia’s third largest economy fell to a six-year low, data obtained from industry and trade sources showed. Total crude imports by the world’s …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Climbed in the Fourth Week of April
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States climbed to 270 thousand bpd. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5,728 thousand bpd in the fourth week of April.” The top three source countries of U.S. import …
Read More »Global Oil Prices up after OPEC+ Demand Recovery Forecast
Oil prices rose Wednesday after the OPEC+ alliance made bullish predictions signaling a strong global oil demand recovery this year despite COVID-19 flare-ups in India and an expected build in U.S. crude stocks. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $66.17 per barrel at 6:43 a.m. GMT for a 0.45% …
Read More »OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting Highlights Importance of Ongoing Rebalancing Efforts
The 16th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC), has been held via teleconference on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy HRH Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair HE Alexander Novak. According to the …
Read More »OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting Highlights Importance of Ongoing Rebalancing Efforts
The 16th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) took place via teleconference on Tuesday, 27 April 2021, under the Chairmanship of HRH Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, and Co-Chair HE Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. The …
Read More »OPEC+ Concerned about India’s Oil Demand
The Joint Technical Committee of OPEC+ is concerned about the growing case numbers in India, Japan, and Brazil, Reuters sources said on Monday. The Joint Technical Committee, or JTC, is responsible for assessing oil market fundaments. It is also tasked with monitoring which member countries are complying with the production …
Read More »OPEC+ Meeting Moved to April 27, One Day Ahead of Schedule
The meeting of the OPEC+ monitoring committee and the ministerial meeting of the alliance countries will take place on April 27 – a day earlier than previously planned, according to the OPEC agenda. The information was confirmed by a TASS source. The meeting of the monitoring committee is scheduled for …
Read More »OPEC+ Sees Strong Oil Recovery Clouded by India Virus Surge
OPEC and its allies projected a strong recovery in global oil demand this year, but the outlook was clouded by a raging virus outbreak in India just days before the group’s next meeting. A committee of technical experts from the group forecast that world oil consumption will rebound by 6 …
Read More »OPEC Urges Members to Lobby against US NOPEC Bill
OPEC is encouraging its members to engage with the U.S. administration over a proposed U.S. bill against the group, known as NOPEC, and to explain that passing the bill could put at risk U.S. interests abroad. A U.S. House panel passed a bill this week to open OPEC to lawsuits …
Read More »OPEC Fund Helps Finance Egypt’s Largest Private Solar Plant
OPEC’s Fund for International Development is among a group of development banks providing $114 million of loans to build the largest privately owned solar plant in Egypt. ACWA Power’s 200-megawatt Kom Ombo site also received funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the Green …
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