Two sources with Reuters knowledge of the OPEC + group talks today, Tuesday, said that the group is considering another gradual increase in oil production from August as oil prices rise thanks to the recovery in demand, but it has not yet made a decision on the exact size. The …
Read More »Sources to Reuters: OPEC Has Been Informed That it Expects Limited Growth in US Oil Production at Present
OPEC sources said that OPEC officials have heard from industry experts that US oil production growth will likely remain limited in 2021 despite higher prices, giving the organization more leverage to manage the market in the short term before a possible strong increase in shale crude production in 2022. Officials …
Read More »OPEC Maintains Positive Expectations for Demand Growth
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has maintained its forecast for demand growth this year. The global demand for crude oil is expected to rise by 6 million barrels per day, reaching 96.58 million barrels a day, according to OPEC’s monthly report released on Thursday. The forecasted demand …
Read More »Oil Extends Gains Thanks to OPEC+ Plan And Demand Expectations
Oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies agreed to commit to a cautious return to oil supplies to the market in June and July, with expectations of a strong recovery in demand in the United States and China, the world’s largest oil consumers. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose …
Read More »Oil Futures Score Gains Following OPEC+ Summit
Oil futures registered gains on Tuesday, with markets positively reacting to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) and its OPEC+ allies deciding to commit to the current easing cycle of output cuts that was agreed in response to the Coronavirus crisis. Brent crude futures for August delivery gained …
Read More »OPEC+ JMMC Recommends Sticking to Agreed Oil Output Policy Through July – Reuters
OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) has recommended producers to stick to the agreed oil output policy through July, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Read More »Brent Has Peaked Since March in Anticipation of Demand Growth
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, June 1, to record Brent $71 and its highest level since March, thanks to expectations of growth in fuel demand in the summer travel season in the United States. Prices were also boosted by Chinese data showing factory activity grew at its fastest pace this …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+ Expected to Adhere to The Supply Plan, Given That Iranian Production Has Not Yet Returned
Three OPEC sources told Reuters that OPEC+ is likely to stick to the current pace of gradual easing of oil supply restrictions at Tuesday’s meeting, as producers weigh their expectations of a demand recovery against a possible increase in Iran’s supply. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and …
Read More »Markets Expect More of the Same from OPEC+ Summit
Markets await the outcome of today’s meeting for members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers forming an alliance known as OPEC+. The summit comes more than a year after the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic that caused a shock in the international …
Read More »OPEC Leaves Its Forecast For Oil Demand in 2021 as It Is!
In its latest monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) left its forecast for global oil demand growth for 2021 unchanged at 5.95 million barrels per day, according to Reuters. While OPEC lowered its forecast for global oil demand in the second quarter of 2021 by 300 …
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