OPEC+ is not discussing or planning changes to its production cut agreement, which should see the oil producers ease the cuts in August, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at an online conference on Thursday. OPEC+, led by Russia and OPEC’s top producer Saudi Arabia, agreed in June to extend …
Read More »World Oil Prices Going Up
World oil prices are going up on Tuesday, and trading data attest to this. Accordingly, the WTI oil futures for June rose 2.29 percent to $32.55 a barrel, RT reported. And the Brent oil futures for July supplies increased 0.60 percent to $35.02 a barrel.
Read More »Will OPEC+ Historic Deal Save the oil market?
The historic oil deal meant to help crude prices rebound amid the coronavirus crisis has come into force. Starting today, global oil production is set to be slashed by nearly 10 million barrels per day. On April 12, the group known as OPEC+, which includes 13 members of the Organization …
Read More »China Boosts Oil Imports from Russia
Shipments of Russian crude oil to China increased more than 30 percent in March compared to a year earlier while Saudi imports of the commodity sank, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. As crumbling demand for crude and lack of storage space have been wreaking havoc on the oil market, …
Read More »Crude Price Collapse will Finally Force US Oil Industry to Cut Production or Go Bust
The oil-price plunge could create a historic precedent in which the US may finally help boost the sinking energy market, albeit involuntarily, instead of benefiting at the expense of others, oil executive Mike Cantrell believes. The price of US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract for May finished trading on …
Read More »Russia Says It’s Ready for $25 Oil
The oil market turmoil dragged down Russia’s national currency, which fell sharply against the US dollar and the euro.
Read More »UAE’s Latest Natural Gas Discovery Is a Game Changer
Currently. the majority of the UAE’s income is derived from oil exports.
Read More »China could Expand Its Solar Industry by 50% in 2020
The solar industry was among those that suffered from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Dropped 11% in 2019
The slowdown in China’s industrial activity is causing the worst shock to oil demand in over a decade.
Read More »India Surges Ahead in Global Solar Race
India has installed 31 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity.
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