Oil declined from a five-month high in New York with the U.S. Federal Reserve and OPEC+ sounding caution on the demand recovery as many countries struggle to contain the coronavirus. Futures fell 1% toward $42 a barrel amid a broader rout in equities after minutes from the Fed said the …
Read More »OPEC+ Stresses Need for All Members to Comply with Output Cuts
The outcome of the meeting of the OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) on Wednesday was as predicted. OPEC+ — an alliance of the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and 10 non-OPEC allies, led by Russia — will continue on the trajectory agreed in April, when …
Read More »OPEC+ Meets Today to Review Compliance with Oil Output Cuts Agreement
OPEC oil producers and allies are meeting today to review compliance with oil output cuts deal, but are unlikely to change their output policy, Reuters reported, citing OPEC+ sources. The meeting instead would focus on compliance by countries such as Iraq, Nigeria and Kazakhstan, the sources said, adding that compliance …
Read More »Oil Slips as Demand Worries Outweigh U.S. Stocks Draw
Oil prices eased on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. fuel demand may not recover as quickly as expected amid stalled talks on an economic stimulus package, overshadowing a bigger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks. With investors keeping an eye on a key producer countries’ ministerial meeting later in the day, …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall despite OPEC+ Group Abiding to Output Cuts
Oil prices have dropped due to surging Covid-19 cases around the world despite OPEC+ stating that it is fully adhering to supply cuts to support prices. Brent crude futures decreased by $0.22 to reach at $45.15 a barrel while the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell by $0.23 to …
Read More »Iran Says OPEC has Raised and Stabilized Crude Oil Price
OPEC has managed to raise crude prices and stabilise the oil market, OPEC member Iran’s oil minister was quoted on Monday as saying by his ministry’s website SHANA, reports Reuters. “OPEC’s performance has been successful because the price of oil has risen from $16 in May to around $45 and …
Read More »Oil Prices Drop as Demand Forecasts Tumble, Supply Sees an Uptick
Oil prices edged lower on Friday as investors feared demand would recover more slowly than expected from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, while rising supply also overshadowed optimism over falling crude and fuel inventories. This week, two prominent forecasters, the International Energy Agency and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, trimmed …
Read More »OPEC+ Panel Shifts Date of Next Meeting to Aug. 19
An OPEC+ ministerial panel monitoring the group’s oil supply reduction deal will hold its next virtual meeting on Aug. 19, a day later than previously planned, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters. The reason for the date change was not mentioned. OPEC+ has been cutting output since May to tackle the …
Read More »IEA Sees Lower Oil Demand in 2020, 2021 on Upsurge of Coronavirus Cases and Stalling Mobility
The International Energy Agency lowered its global oil demand forecasts for the first time in several months on Thursday, as the number of Covid-19 infections remains high and amid ongoing weakness in the aviation sector, reports CNBC. In a closely-watched monthly report, the IEA said it now sees global oil …
Read More »US Sends Oil Shipment to Saudi Arabia
The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the US Census Bureau showed yesterday, in what appears to be the first such delivery since the US ban on crude exports ended in 2015, Reuters reported. The United States shipped about 550,000 barrels, or …
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