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OPEC on April 13 raised its forecast for growth in world oil demand this year on expectations the pandemic will subside, providing help for the group and its allies in their efforts to support the market. Demand will rise by 5.95 million bbl/d in 2021, or 6.6%, OPEC forecast in …

Oil extended gains in early Asian trading after an industry report pointed to another decline in U.S. crude stockpiles that followed an upbeat assessment of the demand outlook from OPEC. Futures in New York rose 0.6% in New York after advancing 0.8% on Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude …

India has emerged as the top buyer of US crude in the first quarter of calendar year 2021 from second-biggest buyer last year as the world’s third largest oil consumer looks at alternate sources of crude amidst a spat with Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest producer, to lift output curbs, …

Saudi Arabia remains confident that the OPEC+ agreement to increase output over the next three months was the right move, said its energy minister. “It’s still a good decision,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an interview in Riyadh on Thursday. “I don’t see anything yet that disturbs us, me …

The recent decision by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to increase their oil production quotas and the prospect of higher Iranian output point to a smaller global oil market deficit this year than previously envisaged, Capital Economics has said. The London-based economic research company said …

Russia is slashing its estimates for domestic crude oil, gas, and coal production for 2021 and 2022, according to the latest amendments in the government’s program for energy development. As per the latest forecasts from the Russian government, oil production this year is set to stand at 517 million tons, …

Last week’s surprise decision from OPEC+ to ease the production cuts by a cumulative 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by July relies on expectations of robust oil demand recovery in the second quarter. Yet, recent demand concerns suggest the alliance’s supply management policies could once again be more in …

Goldman Sachs is still bullish on oil and anticipates strong demand that would require OPEC+ putting another 2 million barrels per day (bpd) on the market in the third quarter, after the around 2 million bpd that the alliance and Saudi Arabia decided to return between May and July. “We …

Russia last month increased its oil production amid a more generous OPEC+ quota, even as increasing COVID-19 cases threaten oil demand in the short term. The nation pumped 43.34 million tons (39.3 million metric tonnes) of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Russian Energy Ministry’s …

Kazakhstan will continue to increase oil production in May, June and July of 2021 following the 15th meeting of OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and non-OPEC ministers meeting that took place April 1 virtually, the Kazakh Ministry of Energy press service reported. “On April 1, a ministerial meeting …