OPEC

OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais said on Monday that the group was still seeing positive signs for oil demand and did not expect any surprises in the market. “We are making sure we maintain the supply demand balance”, Ghais added at a panel at ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi, a day after OPEC+ agreed …

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Summary OPEC+ pauses oil output increases for Jan-March 2026 Group agrees output hike of 137,000 bpd for Dec 2025 Oil glut predictions dominate outlook for 2026 New sanctions make it difficult for Russia to raise output (Reuters) – OPEC+ on Sunday agreed a small oil output increase for December and a pause in increases in …

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Saudi Arabia is caught between Donald Trump and a hard place, as the U.S. president’s latest oil sanctions on Russia force Riyadh to weigh competing geopolitical and economic priorities. Washington last week sanctioned Russia’s top two oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, which jointly produce around 5% of global oil supplies. The U.S. is seeking to …

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Ron Bousso Summary Brent oil prices drift towards $60 a barrel Future contracts have shifted in recent weeks into a contango structure Huge divergence in estimates over OPEC production to put floor on oil price decline (Reuters) – Global oil prices are signalling that the market is tipping into a protracted period of oversupply, but …

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By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin Novak says OPEC+ key to long-term national interests OPEC head repeats call for investments in oil and gas Energy security key to climate action success, Saudi minister says Saudi minister sees Europe struggling with transition challenge MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Collective action within oil producer group OPEC+ is …

OPEC+ is Key to Strengthening Russia and Saudi Interests, Russia Says Read More »

Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is moving to appoint “one of the top consultants” to visit member states and assess their production capacity in the coming months, Kuwait’s oil minister Tareq Al-Roumi said on Wednesday. OPEC+ ministers asked OPEC’s headquarters in May to develop a mechanism to assess …

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(Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely to consider a larger oil production increase of 411,000 barrels per day for November at its meeting next Sunday as rising oil prices encourage the group to try to regain more market share, said two sources familiar with the talks. OPEC+ has reversed its earlier strategy of output cuts and …

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