Iraq has forecast the average price of its crude oil at $50/b in 2021, 23.4% higher than that which was proposed in the 2020 budget, as OPEC’s second largest producer plans for energy reforms over the next few years, according to a government white paper seen by S&P Global Platts. …
Read More »Aramco: Global Oil Demand to Recover by 2022
‘The worst is definitely behind us’ in the oil market, says Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser Advertisement Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, October 13, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected it could take at least a year longer. …
Read More »Global Crude Oil Demand to Peak in 25 Years
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has projected that despite the growing need for renewables as a source of energy, crude oil and its associated products will remain the largest contributor to the energy mix in the next 25 years. In its annual World Oil Outlook (WOO) 2020, released …
Read More »Oil Demand to Plateau in Late 2030s
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 »OPEC Expects to Gain Oil-Market Share after Virus Wounds Rivals
OPEC expects to emerge from the pandemic with a greater share of global oil sales, after 2020’s price downturn battered rivals in the US and elsewhere. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries boosted forecasts for the amount of oil it will need to supply over the next four years, shifting …
Read More »Oil Prices Head for 10% Weekly Jump as Norwegian Supply Faces Drop
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 …
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