Saudi Arabia and Russia ended a devastating oil price war on Thursday, agreeing to slash output together with other members of the OPEC+ alliance in an effort to lift the market from a pandemic-driven collapse. The tentative deal came after strong pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and American lawmakers, …
Read More »OPEC Members Balk at Request to Review Virus’ Impact on Markets
OPEC nations aren’t giving support to a request from the group’s president for emergency consultations over tanking oil prices, according to a delegate. Algeria, which holds the cartel’s rotating presidency, urged the secretariat this week to convene a panel that assesses market conditions as oil slumps amid the coronavirus crisis …
Read More »Kremlin: Russia Would Like to See Crude Prices Higher
With oil plummeting near an 18-year low amid unprecedented supply and demand shocks, Russia finally admitted: crude is too cheap. “Of course it’s a low price, we would like to see it higher,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call, signaling for the first time that the country’s …
Read More »History Shows the 2020 Oil-Price War Won’t End Soon
How long can the vicious oil-price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia last? If history is any guide, the battle will be a long one. Riyadh has waged four price wars, including the current one, over the last 35 years. All of them lasted at least a year, and prices …
Read More »Russia Keeps Saudis at Arm’s Length, as Oil Price Fall Continues
Russia, the world’s largest energy exporter, said the current oil-price slump was expected and it doesn’t plan talks with Saudi Arabia for the time being. The decision to keep the Saudis at arm’s length comes as oil tumbles to a four-year low, continuing its slide after the collapse of OPEC+ …
Read More »Saudis Pledge Huge Oil Supply Increases to European Refiners
Saudi Arabia is unleashing a wave of crude toward Europe, traditionally the backyard for Russian oil sales, pledging to supply regional refineries with as much as triple their usual intake from the kingdom. The Saudi shipments, coupled with unprecedented discounts, are turning the European oil market into the most bitterly …
Read More »OPEC’s Failure Impacts Every Corner of the Global Oil Market
The OPEC+ alliance’s dramatic failure to reach an output deal is most obviously being felt in oil futures, which plunged the most since 2008 in London. A look at the less-conspicuous corners of the market reveal the scale of the impact. The potential collapse of the group led by Saudi …
Read More »Putin Dumps OPEC to Start a War with America’s Shale Oil Industry
Prices will fall until either Moscow or Riyadh call off the endurance contest.
Read More »Canadian Natural Resources Buys Devon`s Canada Unit for $2.8 Billion
Canadian Natural Resources agreed to buy the Canadian business of Devon Energy for C$3.8 billion ($2.8 billion). gaining heavy-oil assets in the province of Alberta.
Read More »Oil Slumps as U.S.-China Trade Hostilities Escalate
Oil slumped as escalating trade hostilities between the U.S. and China stoked fears of slowing global growth.
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