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By Julian Lee and Alex Longley When US President Donald Trump was inaugurated to his second term as president on Jan. 20, oil prices were close to the highs of the summer before. By early May, they had plunged by nearly a quarter. That’s for two big reasons: Trump’s trade war is driving down economic …
How Tariffs and OPEC+, Oddly Enough, Are Driving Down the Price of Oil Read More »
(Reuters) – The oil market appears to be telling Saudi Arabia that its shift to pumping more oil after five years of cutting output was well timed. The kingdom has in recent weeks pushed fellow OPEC+ members to produce more oil despite fears about an economic slowdown, a marked change in policy that helped oil …
Oil Market ‘Smile’ Suggests Saudi Arabia’s Output Shift Was Well Timed Read More »
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) – Hello Power Up readers! Oil futures are down more than 1% today after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies decided to speed up oil output hikes. This comes after Brent shed more than 8% last week, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell by 7.5% over the …
If there is one thing that is almost certain in the current global crude oil market, it’s that the stated reasons for the OPEC+ group of exporters increasing supply are not the real reasons.The eight OPEC+ countries that are party to voluntary output cuts met on May 3 and decided to ease their curbs again …
COMMENTARY: OPEC+’s ‘Healthy’ Crude Oil Market Looks like Catching a Cold: Russell Read More »
Goldman Sachs on Friday said it expects OPEC+ to announce a second consecutive increase in supply for June on Saturday, due to modest compliance from Kazakhstan, lower-than-expected OECD inventories, and Saudi Arabia’s ability to handle lower oil prices. The Wall Street bank expects the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) to …
Goldman Sachs Sees 410,000-Bpd Hike in OPEC+ June Supply Read More »
(Reuters) – A meeting of eight OPEC+ countries to decide on their plan for oil production policy in June will now take place on Saturday instead of Monday as originally planned, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. It was not immediately clear why the meeting was brought forward. The eight …
OPEC+ Moves Forward its Meeting to Saturday, Sources Say Read More »
(Reuters) – Kazakhstan has been in talks with oil producers about reducing output, which has been above the country’s OPEC+ quota, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing the energy ministry. Kazakhstan has been pumping oil above the limit agreed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia for …
Kazakhstan in Talks With Oil Producers About Output Cuts, Ifx Reports Read More »
(Reuters) – OPEC oil output fell in March ahead of a scheduled output hike, a Reuters survey found, as Nigeria curbed deliveries to domestic refineries and Iranian and Venezuelan supply dropped on renewed U.S. attempts to curb the flows. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.63 million barrels per day last month, down …
OPEC March Oil Output Falls on Venezuela, Iran Losses Amid Sanctions Read More »
CERNOBBIO, Italy, April 4 (Reuters) – Oil majors are suffering after eight OPEC+ countries unexpectedly agreed to increase oil output in May, while tariffs imposed by U.S. administration had a muted effect on the sector, Eni’s (ENI.MI) top executive Francesco Gattei said on Friday. He added that energy groups could react to the possibility of …
Oil Majors Suffering From OPEC+ Output Hike, Not From U.S. Tariffs, Eni Exec Says Read More »
By Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar New schedule for 7 members to make compensation output cuts Plan represents monthly cuts of between 189,000 and 435,000 bpd Cuts scheduled to last until June 2026 LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – OPEC+ on Thursday issued a new schedule for seven member nations to make further oil output cuts …
OPEC+ Issues New Plan for Oil Cuts to Compensate for Overproduction Read More »
