OPEC revised down by another 400,000 bpd its forecast for global oil demand this year, expecting consumption to shrink by 9.5 million bpd over 2019, cutting forecasts for the second month in a row as risks with the pandemic and economic activity remains skewed to the downside. In its Monthly …
Read More »OPEC Cooperation on Oil Protects Our Children’s Future
On 14 September 1960, the five Founding Fathers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo of Venezuela; Abdullah al-Tariki of Saudi Arabia; Dr Tala’at al-Shaibani of Iraq; Dr Fuad Rouhani of Iran; and Ahmed Sayed Omar of Kuwait gathered together in the Al-Shaab Hall …
Read More »OPEC+ Bid to Rescue Oil Market Falters as Demand Recovery Stalls
It was meant to be the week when OPEC nations gathered in Baghdad to celebrate the cartel’s six decades as a dominant force in global oil markets. Instead, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will convene online, and reflect on whether the coranavirus has thwarted their best …
Read More »Covid and the New Crude Normal
Uncertainty continues to rule. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has cut its 2021 demand growth outlook for 2021 to 6.5 million barrels per day (bpd) – 500,000 bpd lower than projected last month. The EIA now expects the Chinese demand to grow only by 1m bpd next year, and …
Read More »OPEC’s 60th Anniversary
On Sept 14, 1960, the five founding fathers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo of Venezuela; Abdullah Al-Tariki of Saudi Arabia; Dr Tala’at Al-Shaibani of Iraq; Dr Fuad Rouhani of Iran and Ahmed Sayed Omar of Kuwait gathered together in Al-Shaab Hall in …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Keeps Pushing OPEC+ to Increase Oil Output
Saudi Arabia has been encouraging members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers such as Russia, known as OPEC+, to increase output in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reports on Wednesday. According to report, Saudi Arabia plans to keep oil production …
Read More »Iraq Could Seek an Exemption from OPEC+ Output Cuts
Iraq is debating whether to ask to be exempted from the oil production cuts OPEC+ agreed on this April. Initially set at 9.7 million bpd, the cuts have now been eased to 7.7 million bpd but as the second-largest producer in OPEC, Iraq is shouldering quite a large chunk of …
Read More »Novak: Oil Prices may Rise to $65/Barrel in 2021
Oil prices could potentially rise to around $65 per barrel next year, but expected to be volatile, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, speaking at an online conference reported by Reuters. He also expected that global oil demand could fall by 9-10 million barrels per day (bpd) this …
Read More »Global Offshore Oil Industry Is Struggling, Nigeria not Immune
For Africa’s biggest oil-producing country, the idea of looking for oil miles into the sea may be off the table this year, thanks to a wave of bankruptcies facing the global offshore industry. The global offshore industry is currently struggling as some of the biggest offshore drillers struggle with low …
Read More »Oil Demand has Recovered by 90% from Pre-Pandemic Levels
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Wednesday said that Moscow would propose to OPEC+ group to react to the recovery in global oil demand, as part of their agreement to cut production in order to support prices, Reuters reported. Global oil demand has recovered by as much as 90% of …
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