Oil prices eased on Friday, slipping at the end of a week of big gains made on the risk that supplies from Norway could be slashed by up to 25% due to a strike by oilworkers. Brent was down by 14 cents at $43.20 a barrel by 0740 GMT, having …
Read More »OPEC Says Demand for Oil will Flatten after 2030
World oil demand will plateau in the late 2030s and could by then have begun to decline, OPEC said on Thursday, in a major shift for the producer group that reflects the lasting impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and consumer habits. The prediction from the Organization of …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices to Asia in Sign of Strength
Saudi Arabia raised pricing slightly for its flagship crude oil shipped to Asia, the first sign of strength in the physical market after a month and a half of weakness and crashing refining margins. The increase in November pricing marks a change in course for the world’s biggest exporter after …
Read More »Libya Ramps up Oil Exports after Truce, Lifting of Blockade
Libya’s oil output has risen to 295,000 barrels following a truce in the OPEC nation’s civil war and the lifting of a blockade on energy facilities. Fields that feed the newly restarted eastern ports of Hariga, Brega and Zueitina are ramping up production, according to a person with knowledge of …
Read More »GCC Markets Positive Despite Recovery Concerns
Most GCC equity markets ended September in green despite concerns of economic recovery amid threat of second wave of Covid-19 and fall in oil prices, said the Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) in its Monthly Markets Review report. The S&P GCC composite index gained 2.5%, with all markets except Abu Dhabi …
Read More »Libya Ramps up Oil Exports as Output Nears 300,000 Barrels a Day
Libya’s oil output has risen to 295,000 barrels following a truce in the OPEC nation’s civil war and the lifting of a blockade on energy facilities. Fields that feed the newly restarted eastern ports of Hariga, Brega and Zueitina are ramping up production, according to a person with knowledge of …
Read More »OPEC+ has 2.375 mil b/d of Compensation Cuts Due through End-2020
The OPEC+ alliance has 2.375 million b/d of so-called “compensation cuts” due to make up for previous overproduction in violation of quotas, but not all members have submitted plans to implement the extra reductions, according to an internal document seen by S&P Global Platts. Of the 13 OPEC+ members required …
Read More »Oil Slips as Surge in Virus Cases Clouds Demand Recovery
Oil prices dipped on Monday as rising coronavirus cases upset hopes for a smooth recovery in fuel demand, with the main crude benchmarks on track for their first monthly falls in multiple months after slipping last week. Brent crude fell 37 cents, or 0.9%, to $41.55 a barrel by 0652 …
Read More »Russia Sees Long Way to Recovery for Global Crude Oil Market
Russia expects a long and gradual revival of the oil market after the pandemic this year crushed energy demand across the world. “The recovery won’t be fast, it will take quite a while before the pre-crisis levels can be reached,” Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Sunday. In 2020, on …
Read More »Barkindo: OECD Oil Stocks Below Five-Year Average after First Quarter of 2021
Commercial oil inventories in OECD countries are expected to stand slightly above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2021, before falling below that level for the rest of the year, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Sunday. The level of oil stockpiles in the developed OECD countries …
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