Iran has decided to halt work on the expansion of its Abadan oil refinery until mid-April as part of measures to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, the semi-official Mehr news agency said, citing Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC) Saeed Sattari Naini. Iran contracted China’s …
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Saudi Arabia is set to hike its crude oil supply to a record high, flooding markets as it continues to escalate a trade war with Russia. The kingdom will up its supply to an unprecedented height of 12.3 million barrels per day in April, said Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi …
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Oil prices bounced 8 per cent on Tuesday from the biggest one-day rout in nearly 30 years, as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus amid a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and as new virus cases slowed in China. President Donald Trump on Monday said he will …
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OPEC+ group as an effective mechanism will preserve long-term stability.
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