OPEC+ will likely decide to roll over its current 7.7m bpd production cut at least until end-March 2021, Trend reports citing UK-based Capital Economics consulting company. “However, we suspect that this view is largely priced into the market. As a result, only a larger or longer production cut would give …
Read More »Saudis, Russia Call for Last-Minute Talks before OPEC’s Oil Production Decision
Saudi Arabia and Russia summoned the OPEC+ alliance for last-minute talks on Saturday, just before it’s due to decide whether to delay January’s output increase. A clear majority of OPEC+ watchers expect the group to maintain their supply curbs at current levels for a few months longer due to lingering …
Read More »OPEC+ Monitoring Committee to Hold Consultations on November 28 Prior to Main Meeting
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman will hold informal consultations with members of the OPEC+ monitoring committee on November 28, two sources in OPEC told TASS. Those will be the last talks between members of the committee before the ministerial meeting of …
Read More »Oil Prices Gain despite the Increase in Stockpiles
Oil advanced on Wednesday as market ignored the rise of US crude stockpiles above expectations due to optimism of COVID-19 vaccine, this is its fourth straight session gain. Brent crude was up 38 cents, or 0.8%, at $48.24 a barrel by 06:16 GMT it rose by almost 4% in the …
Read More »Goldman Speculates on the Future of OPEC
A week before OPEC is set to decide whether to roll over the current cuts into 2021, reports of renewed tensions within the cartel once again call into question the future of the organization, Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday. “Beyond the outcome of just another quota decision, however, there are …
Read More »Russia and Saudi Arabia Power Risks OPEC+ Break-Up
The pushback from the UAE over historic supply cuts brought in to offset the fallout from the pandemic comes at a delicate moment for OPEC, threatening the brittle coalition and an already weakened oil market. The news of COVID-19 vaccines alongside the highest oil price since September has lifted sentiments …
Read More »OPEC will Decide the Fate of Oil Markets in 2021
OPEC officials will meet this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to iron out details ahead of the meeting on November 30 and December 1 that will determine the fate of OPEC’s oil producers for 2021. OPEC sources told Reuters on Monday. Wednesday and Thursday will see OPEC’s economic commission …
Read More »Oil Keeps Rising on Hopes for Recovery in Crude Demand, but New Lockdowns Cap Gains
Oil prices extended gains on Monday as traders eyed a recovery in crude demand thanks to successful coronavirus vaccine trials, though prices were contained by renewed lockdowns in several countries. Sentiment was also bolstered by hopes that OPEC, Russia and other producers, a group known as OPEC+, will keep crude …
Read More »COVID Infections, Vaccine Prospects Play ‘Tug of War’ with Oil as Traders Look to OPEC+
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are expected to extend oil production cuts into the new year in an effort to avoid a global glut of inventories. But with Covid-19 cases accelerating in many parts of the world, raising the risk of further economic restrictions, its …
Read More »Iraq must Negotiate with OPEC if the Reduction Period was Extended
Member of the Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee, MP Ghalib Muhammad, called on Sunday to conduct negotiations with OPEC+ to reduce Iraq’s percentage of production cuts, in case it is decided to extend the reduction period again. Muhammad said in an interview with Shafaq News agency, “Iraq is one of …
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