Venezuelan Oil Exports Under Supply Deal With US Progressing Slowly -Documents, Data

(Reuters) – The volume of Venezuelan oil exported under a flagship $2 billion supply deal with the U.S. reached about 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and PDVSA documents showed, highlighting slow progress that has prevented the state oil company from fully reversing recent output cuts. Caracas and Washington earlier this month agreed a …

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Saudi Arabia Crude Exports Rise to 7.378 mln bpd in Nov

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in Nov rose to 7.378 million barrels per day from 7.098 million bpd in Oct, official data showed on Wednesday. Monthly export figures are provided by Riyadh and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), which published …

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Wright Tells Oil Executives That Venezuela’s Output Can Rise 30%

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told oil company executives on Wednesday that Venezuela’s output can rise 30% from its current level of 900,000 barrels per day in the short- to medium-term, three executives who attended the meeting said. Raising crude output from Venezuela, which sits on the world’s largest oil reserves, is a …

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Europe’s Energy Weak Spot Reemerges in Greenland Dispute: Bousso

By Ron Bousso (Reuters) – Spiralling trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe over President Donald Trump’s bid to buy Greenland have once again left the bloc highly vulnerable in a geopolitical tussle because of its heavy dependence on a single supplier for its critical energy needs. Less than four years ago, Europe’s economy was …

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IEA Monthly Gas Statistics – October 2025

The latest IEA’s Monthly Gas Statistics report including October 2025 data shows that for Total OECD: Production of natural gas increased by 2.6% compared to October 2024. Imports (entries)1 of natural gas were 8.4% higher on a year-on-year basis, and total OECD exports (exits)1 increased by 10.5% in the same period. Gross consumption of natural gas increased by 5.0% compared to October 2024. 1Transit …

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IEA Monthly Oil Statistics – October 2025

The latest IEA’s Monthly Oil Statistics report including October 2025 data shows that for Total OECD: Production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks grew by 3.2% compared to the same month last year. Refinery gross output of total products decreased (-1.0%) on a year-on-year basis. Net deliveries of total products decreased in October 2025 compared to October 2024 (-0.4% y-o-y). Oil …

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World Oil Market Faces Significant Surplus in First Quarter, IEA says

Summary Global demand growth revised 70,000 bpd higher on lower tariff impacts in 2026 Oil prices have risen about 6% so far this year OPEC+ has paused output hikes (Reuters) – The global oil market will be in deep surplus in the first quarter of 2026, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, as so …

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Halliburton Beats Fourth-Quarter Profit Estimates on Steady International Demand

Summary Q4 adjusted EPS 69 cents vs forecast 55 cents Q4 international revenue up 2.9%, North America flat (Reuters) – Halliburton surpassed analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, on the back of steady demand for its services and equipment in international markets. Shares of the oilfield services company rose nearly 2.6% in premarket trading. The …

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Global LNG supply set to jump in 2026, limiting prices and spurring demand

The KOOL TIGER LNG Tanker is docked at the Freeport LNG facility in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo Summary Global supply to rise to as much as 484 million tons in 2026 Asia 2026 demand to rise as much as 7%, led by China and India Europe imports driven by …

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China’s December Crude Imports From UAE, Brazil, Canada Hit Record Highs

China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia fell 0.7% year-on-year in December to 9.33 million metric tons, or 2.2 million barrels per day, but hit the highest level for 2025. Imports from Malaysia, the largest trans-shipment hub for sanctioned Iranian oil, fell 37.9% to 4.14 million tons, or 0.97 million bpd. Imports from Indonesia …

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