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Sri Lanka Gets Russian Oil to Ease Shortages

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka took delivery on Saturday of Russian oil — which could soon be subject to a European embargo — to restart operations at the country´s only refinery, the energy minister said. The island nation is suffering its worst economic meltdown since independence, with shortages of fuel and other …

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IEA Says Oil Market Fragile

The International Energy Agency warned on Thursday the world oil market remains fragile, despite a recent recovery in prices, as tighter restrictions are imposed to curb more contagious coronavirus variants. At the same time, the IEA said the economic outlook was brighter overall, especially in the second half of this …

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OPEC+ Meeting to Decide Production Levels

Members of the OPEC group of oil producers and their partners will meet via videoconference on Monday to decide on production levels for February, hoping to turn the corner on a difficult year. The OPEC+ ministerial meeting comes after oil consumption tanked in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and …

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OPEC+ Weighs Further Steps to Support Market

OPEC and its allies discussed weaker compliance with pledged oil output cuts on Monday and weighed further action to support the market as the second wave of coronavirus hits demand. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and others, known as OPEC+, were due to raise output by 2 million …

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OPEC Cuts June Oil Exports by 1.84 Million bpd

OPEC cut oil exports in June by 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) from May levels as it works to implement an output reduction agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from Kpler, which tracks oil shipments. OPEC’s crude exports averaged 17.2 million bpd last month, Kpler said …

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