The Iranian deputy oil minister said that the country has become the biggest petrol exporter among the OPEC countries by increasing production and thanks to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Speaking to the Iranian Tasnim news agency, Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Sadegh Abadi said that thanks to the restrictions imposed on the …
Read More »Iraq Misses Goal to Make up for OPEC Quota Breaches
Iraq missed its own target to slash oil output to a six-year low and make up for breaching its OPEC quota. The group’s biggest producer after Saudi Arabia pumped 3.87mn barrels of crude a day last month, only 10,000 fewer than in December, according to a Bloomberg survey and tanker-tracking …
Read More »Oil Prices near $60 on Growth Hopes and OPEC+ Cuts
Oil hit its highest level in a year on Friday, closing in on $60 a barrel on economic revival hopes and supply curbs by producer group OPEC and its allies. New orders for U.S.-made goods rose more than expected in December, pointing to continued strength in manufacturing. The U.S. Congress …
Read More »The Price of OPEC Basket Rose to $56.80 a Barrel
The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes rose at $56.80 a barrel on Wednesday, compared with $55.13 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. Experts said OPEC rising prices are affected by Brent and US crude oil which also rose today hitting their highest in about a year …
Read More »Oil Hits 11-Month High after Fall in U.S. Crude Stocks
Oil hit an 11-month high on Wednesday, boosted by a draw in U.S. crude and gasoline stocks, which fuelled demand recovery hopes as OPEC+ has forecast that the market will be in deficit in 2021. Brent crude futures were up 48 cents, or 0.8%, to $57.94 a barrel at 0839 …
Read More »OPEC+ Success with Oil Strategy Buys Time before Tough Choices
OPEC and its allies can celebrate their success in steadying world oil markets when they gather this week. But the coalition will soon be faced with some tough choices. Last month’s pledge by Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman to slash production by a further 1 million barrels …
Read More »OPEC+ Committed to Achieve 99% of Agreed Oil Cuts
OPEC and its partners expect that the agreed oil-supply curbs will reach 99 percent in January, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed delegate. The implementation among the OPEC members was at 103 percent, while it reached 93 percent for non-OPEC partners, including Russia and Kazakhstan, last month. The compliance data is …
Read More »Oil Prices Up over Saudi Output Cut, Vaccine Hopes
Oil prices rose on Monday, boosted by the start of Saudi Arabia’s production cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) and with positive reports on the new coronavirus vaccines. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $55.38 per barrel at 0654 GMT for a 0.65% rise after closing the …
Read More »OPEC+ Sees Almost Full Compliance with January Oil-Supply Cuts
OPEC and its partners estimate they implemented 99% of their agreed oil-supply curbs in January, according to a delegate who asked not to be named. The 23-nation alliance known as OPEC+ aimed to withhold 7.2 million barrels a day of crude from the market this month — about 7% of …
Read More »Oil Demand Is Back in Focus after Vaccine-Led Rally
The optimism around vaccine rollouts has supported oil prices into 2021 – but traders are now focusing on the impact of the pandemic on longer-term demand for the commodity. Brent crude prices closed at $55.04 a barrel in its last trading session, while US crude dripped slightly to $52.14. “We …
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