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Oil output of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose for the seventh straight month in January, with Nigeria recording the biggest output decline, according to a Reuters survey. The output increased by 160,000 barrels per day (pbd) to reach 25.75 million in January compared with the previous …

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States increased to 115 thousand bpd. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 4.616 bpd in the third week of January.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil …

The consumption of renewable energy cannot come anywhere close to overtaking oil and gas usage in the decades ahead, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries said on Wednesday. Secretary-General, OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, said this in his special address at the S&P Global Platts Americas Petroleum and Energy Conference, with the …

Russia plans to cut its seaborne oil exports from its western ports to a three-month low in February as the country diverts crude into its local refineries to help tackle record fuel prices. The world’s second-largest exporter will cut overseas shipments of Urals crude by almost 20% in February, according …

Oil in New York inched higher as the dollar weakened, with investors assessing the impact of supply curbs from Iraq and Libya on the near-term demand outlook. Futures rose 0.6% toward $53 a barrel as a weaker dollar increased the appeal of commodities like oil that are priced in the …

Iraq plans to cut oil output in January and February to make up for breaching its OPEC+ quota last year, according to the state company that markets the nation’s crude. OPEC’s second-biggest producer will pump around 3.6 million barrels daily for the two months, according to Ali Nizar, the deputy …

With a stroke of his pen last Wednesday, Iraq’s President Barham Salih approved the parliament’s September vote to accede to the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to combat global warming. As one of the last of the 197 signatory countries to ratify the deal, the move signifies Baghdad’s intent to …

Iraq’s economy shrank by 11.2 per cent last year – the country’s worst performance since 2003 – as it dealt with the twin shocks of low oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Institute of International Finance. These two factors, combined with ongoing political instability in the country, …

OPEC+ output policies and the pandemic’s path will continue to drive global oil prices in 2021, Fitch Ratings says. Although demand remains subdued because of the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices have increased materially since October 2020 due to OPEC+ production cuts, reduced oil inventories and increased investor optimism, supported by …

India, one of the world’s top oil consumers, has slammed OPEC for creating confusion with its latest decisions regarding oil supply, with many importers seeing their expectations of higher volumes disappointed. In December, OPEC+ had agreed to start raising oil production by half a million barrels daily from this month. …