Oil prices continued to trade lower in Friday dealings, with January West Texas Intermediate crude down $1.43, or 2%, at $70.95 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil prices fell on Friday and were also down on the week as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant …
Read More »OPEC Optimistic About Oil Demand in 2022
OPEC on Monday raised its forecast for global oil demand in the first quarter of 2022 but left its full-year growth forecast unchanged, saying the Omicron mutant from the coronavirus would have a slight impact as the world coped with the pandemic. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) …
Read More »Oil Rises on Optimism About Omicron
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending the gains made last Friday, supported by growing optimism that the impact of the mutated Omicron strain of the Coronavirus will be limited to global economic growth and fuel demand. US West Texas crude rose 69 cents, or 1.0 percent, to $72.36 a barrel, …
Read More »Iraq’s Opposes Unjustified Oil Output Increase
Iraq’s oil minister said, Tuesday, that his country policy in OPEC is based on reservations about the unjustified increase in production.Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar added that the contract signed with France’s Total would generate more than USD 85 billion in profits for Baghdad over 20 years. Total will build four giant …
Read More »Crude Oil Surges, OPEC+ To Act If Demand Weakens
Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday following statements by OPEC+ that the group could review its policy to hike output if a rising number of pandemic lockdowns obstructs off demand.Brent futures rose 90 cents, 1.3%, to $70.57 a barrel, while US WTI rose 55 cents, 0.8%, to $67.05. Losses …
Read More »WTI Choppily Traded Ahead OPEC+ Decision
Thursday has been a uneven day for crude oil prices, as traders eye OPEC+ decision to hike concerning January production.The big news of the day was OPEC+’s decision to surprise markets by not choosing to halt output hikes in January but to press ahead with another incremental 400000 barrel per …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+ May Discuss a 200K BPD Output Hike in January Versus Current 400K BPD Agreed
According to sources cited by Reuters, OPEC+ may as an option discuss hiking output by just 200K barrels per day (BPD) in January versus the current agreement which stipulates 400K BPD monthly output hikes into mid-2022. Moreover, a senior OPEC+ source reportedly said that sentiment at the moment is to …
Read More »Oil Trims Gains On US Fuel Stockpiles Jump
US WTI crude oil futures pared gains on Wednesday after a U.S. official said the country was continuing to consider tools to manage energy prices, and as government data pointed to weaker gasoline demand.WTI U.S. crude futures were trading $1.3, or 2.02%, higher at $67.51 a barrel at 12:04 p.m. …
Read More »OPEC+ Sees Larger Oil Supply Surpluses in January, Does it happen?
OPEC and its allies will start two days of meetings on Wednesday to decide whether to pump more oil into the market or curb supplies amid slumping oil prices and concerns that the mutated Omicron strain of the coronavirus could dampen global energy demand. According to a document cited by …
Read More »Oil Rises More Than 3% Ahead of an OPEC Meeting, Amid Fears of Omicron
Oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday, offsetting some sharp losses incurred during the previous session, as major producers prepare to discuss how to deal with the threat to fuel demand from the mutated Omicron. Brent crude futures rose $2.46, or 3.6 percent, to $71.69 a barrel by …
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