Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday gave momentum to a bill pressuring OPEC+ after the group announced a deep cut in oil production this week despite lobbying by President Joe Biden’s administration to keep the taps open. The so-called No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill gained …
Read More »OPEC+ decision slammed by White House
US President Joe Biden is disappointed by the OPEC+ group’s ‘shortsighted decision’, the White House said on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters. Following its 33rd Ministerial Meeting, OPEC+ announced that they will adjust downward the overall production by 2 million barrels per day starting November from the August-2022 required production …
Read More »OPEC+ agree to cut oil production to boost sliding prices
OPEC + decided to cut production by two million barrels per day during the meeting that ended a while ago in Vienna. According to the news, the reduction will take effect next November. Oil prices reversed their downward trend after the OPEC + decision was issued, to start recording increases …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+ JMMC agrees on oil output cuts of 2 mln bpd
OPEC+ key ministers, known as the joint ministerial monitoring committee, has agreed on oil production cuts of 2 million barrels per day, three OPEC+ sources said according to Reuters.
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 3/10/2022
The US dollar resumed its decline at the beginning of the week on the first US trading session in October, ending Monday with losses across the board while Government bond yields were sharply lower but moved off their intraday lows ahead of the close.The EUR/USD pair was able to advance …
Read More »Oil prices are heading for weekly gains, with the possibility of OPEC + reducing production
Oil prices are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to reduce crude production when it meets on the fifth of October. Brent crude futures for November rose 95 …
Read More »Stability in oil prices on USD decline
Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Friday, but they are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to cut crude production when it meets on the fifth of …
Read More »WTI retreats on hawkish central banks
WTI has pared the first weekly gains in five as traders await more clues. Supply related fears from Russia, chatters over OPEC+ output cut favor buyers.WTI crude oil prices is pressured towards $81.00 after retreating from the weekly highs around $82.50 the previous day. Crude oil is looking for decisive …
Read More »Oil up rises as output cut considered by OPEC+
Oil prices rose on Thursday for a second day, briefly touching $90 per barrel as leading OPEC+ members discussed an output cut to become in force as of next week, but gains moderated on the stronger dollar and weak economic expectations.Brent crude futures for November rose 18 cents to $89.50 …
Read More »Biden warns of raising fuel price on Hurricane Ian
“America’s watching. The industry should do the right thing”, US President Joe Biden said, on Wednesday, stressing that the federal government will investigate price gouging if fuel prices rise during the hurricane.Biden said only 190,000 barrels of oil have been impacted so far by Hurricane Ian. Biden also warned oil …
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