Oil prices closed higher on Friday, boosted by signals from Saudi Arabia that OPEC could cut output, but trading was volatile as investors digested and ultimately shrugged off warnings from the head of the US Federal Reserve about economic pain ahead.Brent crude futures rose $1.65 to settle at $100.99 a …
Read More »Kuwaiti Oil Minister says his country has increased oil production in line with OPEC +
On Wednesday, Kuwait’s official news agency said, citing the oil minister, that the country had increased crude oil production to 2.811 million b/d in line with the OPEC+ agreement. The minister added that years of underinvestment have resulted in spare capacity being extremely limited globally and that Kuwait will continue …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Is Taming Oil Backwardation
Analysts have warned that failure to reach a deal concerning crude oil output would mean that oil will continue to act as a runaway train, as even slowing demand growth would still also continue to squeeze the world’s spare capacity. Oil prices rallied on Tuesday while Saudi Arabia is warning …
Read More »OPEC+ ponders output cut once Iranian oil returns
Citing nine OPEC sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported on Tuesday that OPEC and its allies, the group known as OPEC+, may lean towards oil output cuts when and if Iranian production returns depending on the revival of the nuclear deal.On Monday, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister told Bloomberg that …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+ production fell 2.9 million b/d from the target level in July
Two sources from OPEC+ said that the bloc’s production was 2.892 million barrels per day lower than its target levels in July, as sanctions imposed on some members and reduced investment by others hampered the group’s ability to increase production. The two sources said compliance with production targets reached 546 …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, August 15.
Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, shed light on the latest developments in the financial markets: EURUSD The euro found a pivotal resistance level, representing one of the most important keys to the …
Read More »OPEC cuts full-year 2022 world oil demand growth forecast to 3.1 million bpd
In its monthly report published on Thursday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that it lowered the 2022 full-year demand growth forecast to 3.1 million barrels per day (bpd) from 3.36 million bpd, as reported by Reuters.
Read More »Oil prices rise after supply stops via Russian pipeline
Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Tuesday, after falling earlier, after Russia said that oil exports to Europe through the southern part of the Druzhba pipeline had been suspended since early August, reviving concerns about a supply shortage. Russia’s pipeline monopoly Transneft said Ukraine had suspended the flow …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, August 8.
Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, shed light on the latest developments in the financial markets: US Jobs Data The US jobs data came on the positive side as the US economy added …
Read More »Oil near multi-month lows as demand concerns grow
On Monday, oil prices moved away slightly from multi-month lows as fears of declining demand due to pessimistic economic prospects outweighed positive economic data from China and the United States. Brent crude futures erased earlier gains and fell 51 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $94.41 a barrel by 0816 GMT. …
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