Oil futures rose on Monday, continuing their gains based on expectations that the OPEC+ group will reduce supplies further to support prices that have been declining for four weeks due to waning fears of disruption to Middle East supplies due to the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. …
Read More »Oil surges on Saudi plan to extend output cuts
US and international oil prices jumped on Friday by more than 4% after a week-long slump. Saudi Arabia is considering prolonging production cuts into 2024, the Financial Times reported. WTI crude is trading at $76.02 per barrel at the time of writing.OPEC+ is set to convene in Vienna on November …
Read More »Oil prices rose after a key OPEC report
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after a report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that market fundamentals remained strong and against the backdrop of concerns about possible supply disruptions as the United States tightens the noose on Russian oil exports. By 0113 GMT, Brent crude futures …
Read More »Oil closes higher as OPEC’s report eases demand woes
Following OPEC’s monthly market report, which allayed fears about declining demand and a US investigation into Russian oil sanctions violations, WTI crude oil prices rose by 1.43% on Monday. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 1.4% to settle at $78.40 per barrel, while Brent crude futures increased by 1.29% …
Read More »Saudi Aramco announces an increase in the official selling price of oil
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it will raise the selling prices of its crude oil to most of its customers in Asia during the month of August, for the second month in a row, after announcing at the beginning of this week the extension of the …
Read More »Saudi minister warns oil short-sellers ahead of OPEC meeting
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has cautioned oil speculators to “be careful” ahead of the latest OPEC+ meeting, after the group decided to cut output in early April. “I would just tell them to watch out,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman remarked on Tuesday, implying that those wagering against oil price hikes …
Read More »Saudi Arabia raises the selling prices of Arab Light Oil to Asia for the second month in April
Saudi Aramco said on Sunday evening that Saudi Arabia raised the selling price of its Arab Light crude oil to Asia for the second month in April to $2.50 a barrel, above the average price of Oman and Dubai crude. The price increase, which is 50 cents a barrel above …
Read More »Saudi Arabian Energy Minister: OPEC+ is flexible enough to change decisions whenever required
Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday, “OPEC+ is flexible enough to change decisions whenever required.” Last week, Saudi Arabian Energy Minister said the current OPEC+ deal on oil output would be locked in until the end of the year, adding the oil group can’t increase …
Read More »Saudi says OPEC+ can cut output to address oil slump
OPEC stands ready to cut output to correct a recent oil price decline driven by poor futures market liquidity and macro-economic fears, ignoring extremely tight physical crude supply, OPEC’s leader Saudi Arabia said on Monday. Saudi state news agency SPA cited Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rise in June
The International Energy Forum said on Wednesday, citing data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), that Saudi Arabia’s crude exports in June rose to 7.20 million barrels per day from 7.050 million in May. The data showed that demand for Saudi crude rose 364,000 barrels per day to 2.79 …
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