Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that his country did not consult OPEC + regarding its response to the Western price ceiling imposed on Russian oil, noting that Russia has the sovereign right to take whatever it deems appropriate to respond to such “illegal measures.” On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Oil records the highest level in 3 weeks due to the easing of Covid restrictions in China
Oil hit a three-week high on Tuesday after the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions in China spurred hopes of a recovery in fuel demand and additional support from a cut in energy production in the United States due to winter storms. The National Health Commission said on Monday that China …
Read More »Russia is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via the Yamal-Europe pipeline
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told the official Tass news agency that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe through the Yamal-Europe pipeline. “The European market is still important with the continued gas shortage, and we have every opportunity to resume supplies,” TASS quoted Novak as saying …
Read More »Crude oil surges $3 on Russia’s output-linked signals
On Friday, crude oil prices settled about $3 per barrel higher for a second straight week of gains following Moscow said it could reduce crude output in response to the G7 price cap on Russia’s energy exports.Brent crude settled at $83.92, up by $2.94 or 3.6%, while U.S. West Texas …
Read More »Russia to decide on increasing oil output after assessing the effects of price caps
Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister said that Moscow will decide whether to increase its oil production based on the results of the first quarter of 2023, following the imposition of an EU embargo on Russian oil exports and a price cap from the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the West’s …
Read More »Russia may ban oil sales and set a maximum discount in response to the price ceiling
Vedomosti newspaper reported on Wednesday that Russia is considering three options, including banning oil sales to some countries and setting a maximum discount at which it will sell its crude, in order to counter the price cap imposed by Western powers on Russian oil. The $60 per barrel price cap, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 02/12/2022
The weaker US dollar and risk aversion were in news headlines most of the time during Friday’s US trading session. The positive employment report on the United States suggested the Fed might need to keep hiking rates to ease a contracted labour market, though it failed to reinforce the US …
Read More »Putin: Russia will keep oil export and production rates at current levels until 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia intends to keep oil production and export rates at current levels until 2025, adding that Moscow will not give up its global leadership position in the global energy market despite Western sanctions. Putin also praised the OPEC+ group, which announced last …
Read More »Several factors contribute to soaring oil prices
The performance of oil price gets firmer during the US session as both WTI and Brent crude benefit from strong risk appetite and exploit today’s weaker US Dollar. Equities in the US have pushed higher over the last week ahead of tomorrow’s CPI data, with traders betting that the peak …
Read More »Putin Defies ‘Stupid’ Sanctions, Slams EU Gas Price Cap Plan
On Wednesday, Russia’s Vladimir Putin described Western sanctions “stupid” and threatened to halt all energy sales to Russia’s critics if they move forward with a cap on oil prices proposed by the G7 industrialized economic powers.“We will not supply gas, oil, coal, heating oil, we will not supply anything,” Putin …
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