Officials said that the OPEC + bloc will likely adhere to modest oil production increases when it meets on Wednesday, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the largest members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, complying with the agreement with Russia, despite the expansion …
Read More »Will OPEC+ Stick To Preset Plan Despite Ukraine’s Invasion?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, have been unwinding historic production cuts they instated in 2020 after the pandemic caused an unprecedented fall in global demand.Then, former US President Donald Trump intervened to encourage Riyadh and Moscow to end a …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister: It’s U.S. Prerogative to Draw on Strategic Oil Reserves
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday it was up to the United States whether or not to withdraw more supplies from its strategic oil reserves. The administration of US President Joe Biden said in November that it would withdraw about 50 million barrels from its reserves …
Read More »Can Biden Bend OPEC Meeting to Washington’s Will?
While U. S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders in Glasgow continue efforts to fight climate change, OPEC ministers meet today under mounting pressure from Washington, New Delhi and Beijing to pump more crude oil, and here lies a significant paradox.OPEC meeting, Thursday, is poised to defy the U. …
Read More »WTI surges above $84.00 as USD reaps gains
WTI US crude oil rises during the New York session, trading at $84.30. The market sentiment has remained positive as U. S. shares are supported by U. S. Q3 solid corporate earnings, which helped ease investors’ nervousness around high inflation and central bank monetary policy tightening.In the meantime, the US …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Remains China’s Largest Oil Supplier in July
Saudi Arabia remained the largest supplier of crude oil to China for the ninth consecutive month in July, but its shipments of crude fell 10% on a monthly basis, while shipments from Russia fell only 4%. According to data from the General Administration of Customs in China, total Saudi shipments …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Official Selling Prices For Oil to Asia in August
Saudi Arabia decided to raise the official selling prices for the month of August for all oil crudes designated to be sold to Asia. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, set the August official selling price for its Arab Light crude at $2.70 a barrel, above the Oman/Dubai average …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince: The Kingdom in Talks to Sell 1% of Aramco
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in televised remarks on Tuesday, that the kingdom is in discussions to sell one percent of Saudi Aramco to a global energy company. Prince Mohammed added that Aramco, the world’s largest oil company that was listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange in 2019, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Markets Dual-Tranche Dollar Bonds – Document
A document seen by Reuters showed that Saudi Arabia has begun marketing the sale of standard-sized US dollar-denominated bonds in two tranches for a term of 12 and 40 years. The Kingdom has set an initial indicative price at about 165 basis points over ten-year US Treasury bonds for the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Bypasses Russia, Consolidating its Position as The Largest Oil Supplier to China
Government data revealed today, Wednesday, that Saudi Arabia overtook Russia to maintain its position as the largest supplier of crude oil to China in 2020. China, the world’s largest oil importer, bought 542.4 million tons of crude oil in 2020, or 10.85 million barrels per day, which is an increase …
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