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Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports dropped in June to the lowest level in 21 months, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday. The Kingdom, the world’s top crude oil exporter, shipped 6.80 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in June, down by 124,000 …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed on Monday a notable decrease in oil production among its 13 member states during July. The combined output dropped by 836 thousand barrels per day, settling at 27.310 million barrels per day, compared to the previous month of June. According to …

Last month, the UAE declared it will not join Saudi Arabia in making voluntary oil production cuts, claiming that the cuts by the Saudis are enough to balance the markets. This is hardly surprising considering that the UAE has long argued that it should be allowed to pump more than …

China’s energy company, Sungrow, said this week that it will provide its inverter skid technology and 1+X modular inverter solution for a 2.2 Gigawatt (GW) solar plant that Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) is building in Oxagon. The project site is in a port area close to the futuristic Neom …

China is set to import 40% more crude from Saudi Arabia under term contracts in September despite the unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of the world’s top crude oil exporter, traders told Bloomberg on Friday. Chinese refiners are estimated to receive as much as 52 …

Happily for Saudi Arabia, it does not take a genius to work out that persuading its OPEC+ brothers to cut their oil production to ramp up prices and then quietly selling additional oil over and above its official quota is a major money spinner. “Saudi Arabia has a long history …

Saudi Arabia’s economy slowed in the second quarter as oil-production cuts and a drop in prices pushed the country from being one of the fastest-growing Group of 20 countries to one of the slowest. Gross domestic product expanded 1.1% on an annual basis, according to preliminary data released by the …

The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced on Sunday an increase in Iraq’s oil exports to the United States, surpassing Saudi Arabia’s exports during the past week. According to the agency’s data, the average U.S. crude oil imports from eight major countries reached 5.487 million barrels per day, decreasing by 770 …

Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a voluntary oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day for another month to include September, five analysts said, to provide additional support for the oil market. In June, OPEC+ agreed on a broad deal to limit oil supply into 2024 and Saudi …

The price of Basra crudes has experienced a slight increase as the week concluded with Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s leading oil suppliers, announcing further cutbacks in their oil production. Basra Heavy crude witnessed a marginal rise as the final session closed yesterday, up by 48 cents, to settle …