The UAE achieved 126% compliance with its OPEC+ quota in October, the energy ministry said late Nov. 17, as OPEC’s third largest producer sought to compensate for overproduction in August. The country’s compliance since the cuts were implemented in May is 101%, the ministry said in a statement on the …
Read More »OPEC+ JMMC, Good Compliance for Now, Maximum Flexibility Going Forward
This was the most positive set of remarks so far this year by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, when he opened the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+ (an alliance between OPEC and 10 non-OPEC countries led by Russia). The JMMC monitors compliance of OPEC+ member …
Read More »OPEC+ Ministers Warn of Continued Oil Demand Fragility
As OPEC+ began talks on whether to postpone January’s oil-production increase, ministers sounded cautious about the strength of global demand. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he could see a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the development of Covid-19 vaccines, but the market had …
Read More »OPEC+ Panel Sees Weaker Oil Demand in 2021
OPEC and its allies have revised oil demand scenarios for 2021 with demand seen weaker than previously anticipated, a confidential document seen by Reuters shows, supporting the case for a tighter supply policy next year. “For 2021, oil demand is expected to grow by 6.2 million barrels per day, year …
Read More »OPEC+ Weighs Further Steps to Support Market
OPEC and its allies discussed weaker compliance with pledged oil output cuts on Monday and weighed further action to support the market as the second wave of coronavirus hits demand. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and others, known as OPEC+, were due to raise output by 2 million …
Read More »OPEC+ Compliance with Cuts at 101% ahead of Crucial Meetings
The OPEC+ group complied 101 percent with the oil production cuts in October, keeping a high level of conformity ahead of the crucial meetings over the next two weeks, which will decide if the alliance will reverse course on easing the cuts given the worsening demand outlook. The compliance last …
Read More »Libya won’t Join OPEC Quotas Until Its Output Steadies
Libya will not join OPEC quotas until its production stabilises at 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd), a Wall Street Journal reporter tweeted here, citing National Oil Corp chief. Libyan oil production could reach 1.3 million bpd within a month, NOC’s Mustafa Sanalla told the Journal. OPEC-member Libya is exempt …
Read More »Iraq Attempts to Seize Market in the Crucial Asian Market
Every new crisis is a formidable opportunity to try new things, oftentimes merely to have another go with methods that have failed in the past but should work better now. Cognizant of the pricing developments in the Asian market, the Iraqi state oil marketing company SOMO has announced that from …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Lose over $27Bln due to Oil Prices Collapse amid Pandemic
Saudi Arabia will miss more than 100 billion riyals (over $27 billion) in 2020 due to the fall in crude-oil prices this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has said. “According to the 2020 budget projections presented last year, government revenues …
Read More »OPEC Warns New Coronavirus Wave will Hit Oil Demand
Senior market analyst Phil Flynn argues hurricanes and fears over a second wave of coronavirus is hurting oil demand expectations. Global oil demand is set to slip as more countries reintroduce lockdowns in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to OPEC. Continue Reading Below The oil cartel …
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