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Saudi Arabia Just Became OPEC’s Newest Cheater

The International Energy Agency says the kingdom exceeded its output quota by about 700,000 barrels a day. The most surprising part of the International Energy Agency’s latest monthly outlook isn’t its demand forecast, which remains pessimistic, but rather what it says about how much oil an OPEC+ stalwart pumped last month. Traditional production quota cheats …

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World Oil Market May be Tighter Than it Looks, IEA Says

World oil market may be tighter than it looks, IEA says IEA sees 2025 demand growth slowing to 700,000 bpd Raises 2025 supply forecast after OPEC+ hike Says price indicators suggest tighter physical market (Reuters) – The world oil market may be tighter than it appears despite a supply and demand balance pointing to a …

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OPEC Fortifies Outlier View That Oil Demand Will Grow to 2050

By Grant Smith OPEC reinforced its view — an outlier even within the petroleum industry — that global oil consumption will keep increasing to the middle of the century. Demand will grow by roughly 19% to reach almost 123 million barrels a day by 2050, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a …

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Oil Edges Higher as Investors Weigh Market Outlook

Summary Brent, WTI rise after 2% loss in previous session IEA describes tight market despite flagging surplus for 2025 Summer travel demand propping up prompt market Trump says he will make a major statement on Russia on Monday (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Friday, as investors weighed a tight prompt market against a …

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US Natgas Prices Climb 3% on Small Storage Build, Rising LNG Export Flows

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected storage build, rising gas flows to liquefied natural gas export plants and forecasts for hotter-than-normal weather over the next two weeks than previously expected. Front-month gas futures for August delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 10.3 cents, or 3.2%, to $3.317 …

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Trump’s Flip-Flop on Emergency Oil Reserves Has its Merits

*Trump budget sharply reduces planned spending of SPR purchases *Emergency stocks at 56% of capacity *Trump has vowed to fill storage ‘right to the top’ By Ron Bousso LONDON, July 10 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill slashed funding for refilling U.S. emergency oil reserves, violating his previous vow to fill them “right …

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Discount on Western Canada Select Narrows to $10 a Barrel

The discount on Western Canada Select to the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures narrowed on Thursday to its tightest discount this month. WCS for August delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $10 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, compared with $10.15 a barrel on Wednesday. * Thursday’s WCS …

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