Tag Archives: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Crude oil prices notched a sixth-weekly win Friday despite a sluggish end to the week as major oil producers attempt to reach a consensus on plans to ease production curbs. On the New York Mercantile Exchange crude futures rose 7 cents to $75.16 a barrel, while on London’s Intercontinental Exchange, …

The meeting of the OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee and the OPEC+ ministerial meeting will be held on Friday, July 2, the OPEC Secretariat said in a statement. As sources told TASS earlier, the ministers failed to reach an agreement on productions levels from August at Thursday meeting and decided to …

OPEC+ is moving towards adding around 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil to the market between August and December as it eases back on its output curbs, an OPEC+ source told Reuters. The source said monthly increases would amount to less than 0.5 million bpd. The first source …

The OPEC+ alliance expects a significant overhang of oil supply on the market after April 2022 when the current production cut pact expires, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing an internal report of an OPEC+ panel it had seen. “In 2022, a significant increase is seen, leading to an overhang of …

There is economic life after the pandemic. While the novel coronavirus hasn’t been vanquished, oil demand has significantly risen in the past couple of months. According to the IEA, by the end of 2022 demand could have rebounded to pre-Covid levels. Rising prices are causing mild distress in Moscow which …

According to these sources, Russia has been producing some 10.42 million bpd of crude oil and condensates since the start of the month, which is lower than May’s average of 10.45 million bpd. The reason for the decline could be related to difficulties with boosting production at older fields, other …

An OPEC+ panel has warned of “significant uncertainties” and the risk of an oil glut after April 2022, according to an internal report, building a case for extending the current deal that has maintained curbs on supply. A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo …

The countries of the OPEC+ agreement in May completed a deal to reduce oil production by 114%, the figure has been stable at this level since February 2021. In absolute terms, they managed to remove 7.47 mln barrels per day (bpd) from the market in May, according to the materials …

Telephone contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leadership of Saudi Arabia before the OPEC+ meeting are not planned, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “They are not planned yet,” he said. Answering a question about whether there are any contradictions in the positions of Moscow and …

Oil held losses below $73 a barrel as a coronavirus resurgence raised concerns about the demand recovery ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this week that’s expected to lead to increased output from the alliance. Futures in New York edged lower after declining 1.5% on Monday. The more infectious delta variant …