MOSCOW | TASS | Several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, have begun voluntarily reducing their oil production by an aggregate additional volume of 2.2 mln barrels per day (bpd) in January. The policy will be in force throughout the first quarter and, depending on market conditions, the petroleum …
Read More »Angola announces exit from OPEC
LUANDA | Xinhua | Angola on Thursday announced its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to the Angolan government’s Facebook page. The decision followed a session of the Council of Ministers, which took place on the same day at the Presidential Palace in the national …
Read More »OPEC+ further cuts oil output amid falling prices
Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Thursday announced further production cuts for next year to bolster oil prices that have recently tumbled amid a weakening economic backdrop. Following a virtual meeting of OPEC+ oil …
Read More »New petrol pain and global inflation fears as OPEC keeps oil curbs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Petrol prices and global inflation are likely to tick higher again as the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries will hold production at nine million barrels a day for the rest of the year. In Kampala, a liter of Diesel was at some pump station nearing …
Read More »OPEC+ adjusts output targets for 2024
Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Sunday agreed to adjust their overall production level to 40.46 million barrels per day (bpd) next year. The oil-producer alliance announced the decision in a statement released after …
Read More »What is behind projections of falling oil prices?
Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices are falling. Now many experts expect the trend to continue over the next two years, with significant uncertainties ahead. PROJECTED FALLING PRICES The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) forecast earlier this month that the average Brent crude oil price would decrease from 100.94 U.S. …
Read More »West’s cap on Russian oil risks exacerbating Europe’s energy woes
Russia has made it clear that it will not export oil to countries that enforce price caps Rome, Italy | Xinhua | A price cap on Russian seaborne crude recently agreed by the European Union (EU), the Group of Seven (G7) nations and Australia came into effect on Monday. Whether the …
Read More »OPEC further cuts global oil demand forecasts in 2022, 2023
Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Monday further revised down its forecasts for global oil demand in 2022 and 2023, citing economic challenges and geopolitical uncertainties. The latest forecasts were released in OPEC’s monthly report. The oil-producer alliance had already made several downward …
Read More »Angola to “remain in line” with OPEC+ for production cut
Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Angola has announced support for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, to ensure the producing countries’ fair revenues and continuous crude oil supply. Angola will remain in line with the decisions of OPEC+, said the country’s Ministry …
Read More »Oil prices drop as OPEC cuts forecasts for demand growth
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices fell on Wednesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its global oil demand growth estimates for both 2022 and 2023. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery decreased 2.08 U.S. dollars, or 2.3 percent, to settle at 87.27 dollars …
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