OPEC released its monthly oil market report last week, keeping its annual demand growth forecast unchanged at over 2 million bpd. However, the IEA also released a new market report last week, and, as has become usual, had very different projections for both demand and supply. The IEA forecast a “staggering” supply overhang of 8…
Energy services provider Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opening a new tab stated in its widely watched report on Friday that U.S. energy companies reduced the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating this week to the lowest since January 2022. In the week ending June 7, the number of oil and gas rigs declined by…
As a result of an unanticipated increase in U.S. crude stockpiles, crude oil prices fell by 1.16% Wednesday, closing at 6,492 INR. 1.825 million more barrels of crude oil were added to U.S. stocks last week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), than the 2.55 million barrel drop that the market had anticipated. Distillate…
As a result of in-line inflation figures and a strengthening dollar amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, oil prices ended a two-week losing run on Friday by closing higher. Futures for Brent oil increased by 0.3% to $89.85 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate oil increased by 0.4% to $89.38 per barrel. By projections, PCE inflation increases….
India, the third-largest oil importer in the world, imported the same amount of crude oil as in the previous fiscal year, 2023–2024, which concluded on March 31. However, because of record-high imports of cheaper Russian crude and declining oil prices, India’s import bill decreased by over 16%. According to data from the Petroleum Planning and…
