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Trump Says Drop in Energy Prices Will Prompt Putin to ‘Stop Killing People’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said declining energy prices could pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine. “If energy goes down enough, Putin is going to stop killing people,” Trump said in an interview on CNBC. “If you get energy down, another $10 a barrel, he’s going to have no …

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Goldman Keeps Brent Oil Forecast, but Flags Downside Risks to Demand

Goldman Sachs on Sunday reiterated its oil price forecast with Brent averaging $64 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $56 in 2026, but expects an increasing range of risks to its baseline estimates from recent developments.“Increasing pressure on Russia and Iran sanctioned oil supply poses an upside risk to our price forecast, …

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OPEC+ Gets Lucky as it Brings Back Oil Output Amid Uncertainty

Clyde Russell (Reuters) – A couple of months ago it would have been a brave call to say that OPEC+ would be able to bring back 2.5 million barrels per day of crude production and still keep oil prices anchored around $70 a barrel. But this is exactly what has occurred, with the eight members …

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US Sanctions Force Vessels With Russian Oil to Divert From India, Sources Say

(Reuters) – At least two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new U.S. sanctions, trade sources said, and LSEG trade flows showed. The U.S. Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and ships, some of which are involved in transporting …

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OPEC+ Agrees in Principle to Another Large Oil Output Hike, Sources Say

Summary Sept hike of 548,000 bpd agreed, sources say ahead of meeting Virtual meeting starts at 1100 GMT on Sunday Oil supported by US demands for India to stop buying Russian oil (Reuters) – OPEC+ has reached a preliminary deal to increase oil production by 548,000 barrels per day from September, three sources said on …

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Chevron’s Exports of Venezuelan Oil Expected to Resume This Month, CEO Says

(Reuters) – U.S. oil producer Chevron expects its exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. to resume this month, the company’s chief executive said on Friday, following a restricted license received this week from the U.S. Treasury Department to operate in the sanctioned country and do oil swaps. Chevron’s CEO Mike Wirth also said in …

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OPEC+ Seen Further Raising Oil Production on Sunday, Sources Say

(Reuters) – OPEC+ will likely approve another oil output hike on Sunday, sources familiar with the discussions said, adding that the producer group was still debating the final size of the increase for September. OPEC+, which pumps about half of the world’s oil, has been curtailing production for several years to support the market. But …

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Tariff Uncertainty and Rising OPEC+ Supply Weigh on Oil Prices: Reuters Poll

By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee Brent projected to average $67.84 per barrel in 2025 WTI to average $64.61 per barrel in 2025 July 31 (Reuters) – Analysts are keeping their oil price forecasts mostly unchanged for 2025, as a rise in OPEC+ output and ongoing U.S. tariff uncertainty weigh on the market, a Reuters poll showed …

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Shell Profit Drops by Almost a Third on Lower Prices, But Beats Expectations

By Shadia Nasralla Oil price in second quarter dropped on OPEC+ output hikes Quarterly profit of $4.26 bln beats analyst poll of $3.74 bln Keeps pace of share buybacks at $3.5 bln for quarter Company shares climb around 2% LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) – Shell’s (SHEL.L) second-quarter net profit tumbled by almost a third on …

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