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OPEC Sees No Peak Oil Demand as Energy Security Beats Climate

  OPEC Sees No Peak Oil Demand as Energy Security Beats Climate OPEC forecasts “robust growth” in global oil demand, with demand projected to rise to 113.3 million barrels a day in 2030 and 124.1 million barrels a day by 2050. The largest increments of oil demand growth will come from Asia, the Middle East, …

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Hormuz Reopening Could be OPEC’s Undoing: Bousso

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf producers will cheer the eventual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but the ensuing flood of oil risks eroding OPEC’s already fragile grip on the market. The Iran war and the closure of the vital waterway – through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas …

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OPEC Secretary General Says Oil Demand to Remain Robust, No Change to Estimates

ST PETERSBURG, June 4 (Reuters) – OPEC expects robust oil demand growth and ​is not changing its estimates, ‌Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Thursday at the St Petersburg ​International Economic Forum, despite the ​Middle East conflict and closure of ⁠the Strait of Hormuz. “Despite all ​the commentary out there that ​oil demand is …

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Oil Refining Has Been Underinvested, Saudi Aramco Says

(Reuters) – The current oil supply crisis shows there is underinvestment in oil refining as demand holds resilient, Saudi state-owned Aramco’s vice president of market analysis and sustainability, Musaab Al Mulla, said on Tuesday. Around 3 million barrels per day of refining capacity closed between 2020 and 2023, Al Mulla said at the S&P Global …

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Analysts Tell OPEC+ Hormuz Disruption to Last Through Year End

By Grant Smith Oil industry experts have told OPEC+ that supply disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will persist to the end of the year, even if the waterway reopens promptly. Consultants and analysts gathered at OPEC’s Vienna headquarters for a technical meeting on Monday warned that it will take many …

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OPEC+ Likely to Raise July Oil Output Target Despite Hormuz Disruption, Sources Say

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler Seven members likely to raise target by 188,000 bpd on Sunday, sources say Most cannot meet targets due to Hormuz closure Group-wide OPEC+ policy expected to remain unchanged OPEC delegates hold technical talks in Vienna this ​week VIENNA, June 1 (Reuters) – OPEC+ oil-producing countries will likely agree a …

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OPEC+ Leaders Expected to Up July Oil Output Target Despite Hormuz Disruption, Sources Say

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova Seven members likely to raise target by 188,000 bpd, sources say Most cannot meet targets due to Hormuz closure Group-wide OPEC+ policy expected to remain unchanged LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – Seven leading OPEC+ oil-producing countries ‌will likely agree to a modest hike to July output when they meet …

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Saudi Arabia Crude Exports Fall to 4.974 mln bpd in March

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in March fell to 4.974 million barrels per day from 7.276 million bpd in Feb, official data showed on Wednesday. Monthly export figures are provided by Riyadh and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), which published …

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UAE Says OPEC, OPEC+ Exit Was Sovereign Strategic Decision, Not a Political Move

UAE says OPEC, OPEC+ exit was sovereign strategic decision, not political move DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ decision to withdraw from OPEC and ​OPEC+ was a sovereign and strategic ‌choice based on a comprehensive assessment of its production policy and future capabilities, the UAE ​energy minister, Suhail Al Mazrouei, said on …

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Aramco Could Reach Oil Production Capacity of 12 Million bpd in Three Weeks if Required, CEO Says

(Reuters) – Saudi state oil giant Aramco could reach a maximum sustainable oil production capacity of 12 million barrels per day in three weeks if required, CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday. He said that the energy supply shock that began in the first-quarter was the largest the world has ever experienced, and that if …

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