Sources in OPEC+ told Reuters that the group of oil-producing countries will meet on Monday to discuss expectations of weak demand in light of the high cases of Coronavirus and the increase in Libya’s production, but it is unlikely to recommend immediate action. A joint ministerial monitoring committee, including the …
Read More »Monthly OPEC Report: Reducing Growth Forecast by 200,000
The OPEC monthly report showed that the global economic growth forecast was kept at -4.1%, while the global economic growth forecast was reduced to 4.6% in 2021. The report expected a decline in global demand for oil by 9.5 million barrels per day in 2020, while the report reduced demand …
Read More »OPEC Oil Outlook Report to 2045: The Pandemic Has Caused The Largest Decline in Oil Demand in History
OPEC’s report on oil outlook up to 2045 revealed that the Corona pandemic caused the largest decline in oil demand in history, and that the global economy will shrink by about 4% this year, while the report confirmed that oil will remain the largest component of the energy mix in …
Read More »OPEC: Oil Inventories in Advanced Economies Below an Average of 5 years in Q1 2020
Mohamed Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said on Sunday (September 27th) that oil stocks in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in the first quarter of 2021 are expected to remain above their five-year average by a slight margin before falling below …
Read More »Russian Energy Minister Urges OPEC + Members to Fully Adhere to the Production Agreement
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an opening speech to an OPEC + committee meeting via the Internet that he urged participants in the group’s oil production cut agreement to fully adhere to the pledged cuts. He also said that the monitoring committee should discuss the impact of the …
Read More »An OPEC+ Committee Meets today in Light of Declining Oil Prices
OPEC and its allies led by Russia will hold an online meeting today to discuss the extent of commitment to the agreed production cuts and demand trends in light of declining oil prices and the cooling prospects for economic recovery. The committee, which includes major producers including Saudi Arabia and …
Read More »OPEC+ compliance in August seen at 101%
The OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) saw its compliance with oil output cuts policy reach 101% last month, Reuters reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. The sources told Reuters that the compliance figure may be adjusted at the meeting of the committee. The OPEC+ is scheduled to …
Read More »OPEC Monthly Report: The Global Economic Growth Forecast Reduced to -4.1% in 2020
OPEC Monthly Report: Reducing global economic growth forecasts to -4.1% in 2020 The economic growth forecast for 2021 was left unchanged at 4.7% Reducing Forecast for global oil demand growth by 0.4 million barrels per day in 2020 Raising Forecast of growth in non-OPEC supplies by 360 thousand barrels per …
Read More »Russia’s Novak: Will Propose OPEC+ React to Recovery in Global Oil Demand
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that global oil demand has recovered by a large rate, up to 90% from pre-pandemic levels, adding that Moscow will propose to the OPEC+ group to take a response to this trend within the framework of the global agreement to reduce oil production. Novak …
Read More »Oil Prices Rising as Producers Talk About Efforts to Cut Supplies
Oil prices rose, and is on the path of achieving gains for the third week in a row, as it was strengthened by the efforts of major crude producers to cut production in light of concerns about the economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures …
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