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Producer group OPEC+ trimmed its projected 2022 oil market surplus to 1 million barrels per day, down from 1.4 million bpd previously, a report said on Monday. The said report was prepared for the group’s upcoming meeting of the OPEC+ Joint Technical Committee scheduled to take place on Tuesday.As for …

US President Biden is using key political capital by meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in an attempt to convince the Kingdom to stabilize global oil markets and ease prices for Americans at the gas pump. Saudi Arabia’s position as the world’s second largest oil producer and unofficial …

An OPEC+ document seen by Reuters and citing secondary sources showed on Thursday that Russia’s crude oil production rose to 9.273 million barrels per day in May from 9.159 million in April. Total production by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies including Russia, …

Crude oil prices are retreating after reaching fresh three-month highs. The West Texas Intermediate crude hit an intraday high of $123.66, and now is trading at around $119.38. The initial price rally came after the OPEC+ reported that it produced a total of 28.5 million barrels per day in May, …

OPEC maintained its forecast that global oil demand will exceed pre-coronavirus levels in 2022, but said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and pandemic developments pose a significant risk. In a monthly report released on Tuesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries stuck to its forecast that global oil …

Global oil demand growth will slow in 2023 as higher crude and fuel prices push up inflation and slow the global economy, delegates from OPEC and industry sources said. Fuel use has rebounded after falling due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and is on track to surpass 2019 levels …

Since OPEC+ started retrogressive last year the record cuts from April 2020, the group has been struggling to meet its production quota as many members lack spare capacity or investment to increase production. OPEC+ is currently pumping 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil below its target, and efforts …

The WTI crude has recovered back above $120 after the latest US EIA inventory report showed gasoline stocks falling unexpectedly. Prices remain well supported against the backdrop of strong and rising demand plus OPEC+/Russia supply woes.Crude oil prices have been trading with an upwards trajectory in recent sessions and weeks, …

US equities edged higher, even despite comments by Fed Vice-Chair Lael Brainard said that the central bank would hardly pause its current rate-hiking cycle amid record inflation levels. Cleveland Loretta Mester said that inflation has not yet peaked and that it’s too early to discuss a potential pause in the …

The American WTI crude oil pushed higher on Thursday after OPEC+ had agreed to increase its monthly oil quotas, meanwhile, US inventories declined by 5.1-million barrels last week, above the 1.3-million-barrel fall.West Texas Intermediate crude trades at $117.53, namely it is 2.37% higher on Thursday as US oil inventories fell …