The OPEC+ coalition, consisting of 23 nations, is set to hold its next meeting on December 5, likely in a virtual format. This shift is the third time the alliance has held meetings online since the Covid-19 pandemic. Crude prices currently hover around $75 per barrel, insufficient for many OPEC members to meet budgetary needs….
The OPEC+ group has extended their production cut to limit excess supplies and stabilize prices in global oil markets. Oil has been trading in a tight range since the second half of 2022, with prices broadly congested within $97-$65 per barrel. OPEC+ production policies significantly impact global oil markets, with higher prices typically following production…
Crude prices rose slightly on Wednesday as a tropical storm could damage France’s oil supplies.U.S. Oil futures were up 44 cents, or 0.7%, at $66.19 a barrel, while Brent crude futures were up 39 cents, or 0.6%, at $69.58 a barrel. While some production facilities had already been suspended, concerns about the storm’s risk of…
Crude oil prices dropped by -1.02% at 6,288, due to weakening global demand and economic uncertainty. Major banks revised price forecasts, with China experiencing slowdowns and Europe experiencing lower diesel demand. Geopolitical risks and supply threats weakened gains. The country’s volatile oil output, which stood at about 1.18 million barrels per day in July, according…
Oil prices remained stable on Friday due to downward revisions in U.S. employment data and renewed ceasefire talks in Gaza, which alleviated supply disruption concerns. Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 0.1% each, while Brent futures fell by 3% this week to $77.32 a barrel, and WTI lost…
OPEC cut its estimates for world oil demand this year and next. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cut estimates for global demand growth in 2024 by 135,000 barrels per day. At a review meeting earlier this month, the alliance reaffirmed that the hike could be “suspended or modified” “depending…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced a greater-than-expected drop in US crude stockpiles, which helped to support crude oil prices, which increased by 0.41% to settle at 6,858. The EIA reported that for the week ending July 5, crude stocks dropped by 3.4 million barrels to 445.1 million, a substantial decrease from the projected draw…
LSEG data indicates that despite forecasts of a steady rise, crude oil imports into Asia experienced a modest dip in the year’s first half. Over the first half of the year, Asian oil consumers imported 27.16 million barrels per day, according to the figures. Compared to a year ago, this was 130,000 bpd less. Notably,…
This month, there has been a growing discrepancy in the crude markets between growing stocks and rising spot prices and calendar spreads. Even while there was an excess of supply in the oil market in the second quarter, many analysts and OPEC anticipate a significant shortfall in the third, which would result in a steep…
Crude oil prices dropped by -0.75% yesterday, finishing at 6771, under pressure from a stronger dollar and investor expectations for the release of new U.S. inflation data soon. Notwithstanding this downturn, worries about disruptions to the oil supply persisted due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, specifically Israeli incursions into Gaza and worries about…
