Crude Oil Prices Increase on the Backs of Tighter Market Predictions from the IEA

Yesterday, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) most recent oil market report, which highlighted disruptions in the Red Sea region and presented a more positive picture for demand growth, caused crude oil to see a notable jump of 2.48%, closing at 6,742. To boost market optimism, the IEA revised its demand growth predictions for 2024 and…

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The OPEC+ committee ‘closely assesses’ the market but makes no recommendations on oil quotas

A significant OPEC+ advisory group remained silent on production policy on February 1, thereby maintaining the present output restrictions. Under the co-chair ship of Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee declared that it would “continue to closely assess market conditions” and that the 22-member producer coalition was prepared to modify output levels…

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Crude oil rises as supply curbs by OPEC+ are anticipated to continue or intensify

Due to predictions that OPEC+ would expand or intensify production restrictions, crude oil prices ended the day up 1.17% at 6488. Market anticipation has increased due to ongoing discussions within OPEC+ about the oil policy for 2024; there is no anticipated delay to the planned meeting on Thursday. Previous difficult OPEC+ production quota discussions, most…

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