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U.S. crude oil stockpiles last week rose less than expected as refining rates picked up sharply, data from Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose for a sixth week in a row, building by 1.4 million barrels to 448.5 million barrels in the week ended March 1, the EIA said. Analysts had …
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Summary China 5% growth target lacks concrete stimulus plans Investors on alert for U.S. rate cut signals Some oil supply tightness with OPEC+ cut extension LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday after four days of declines as signs of supply tightness amid output cuts by major producers overrode demand concerns …
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A possible re-imposition of U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela next month would stagnate the OPEC-member country’s crude output, wiping out the small gains it has achieved in recent years, analysts said on Tuesday. Washington has said it will allow to expire a temporary license it granted last year to Venezuela as part of negotiations for …
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Producers may need to stick with output curbs for the entire year, and the cooperation of all is far from guaranteed. OPEC+ may have put a floor under crude prices by extending oil supply cuts for another quarter, but the group will soon face a more grueling test. Saudi Arabia and its partners agreed Sunday to keep …
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(Reuters) – A measure in the U.S. funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday would block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The desire for a hard line on China is one of the few truly bipartisan sentiments in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, and lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills …
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Summary OPEC+ extend 2.2 mln bpd voluntary oil output cuts through Q2 Russia to cut oil output and exports by another 417,000 bpd Brent spreads widen after OPEC+ announcement LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Monday following the widely expected extension of voluntary output cuts through the middle of the …
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Summary OPEC+ producers to continue cuts of 2.2 million bpd Russia to deepen oil output cuts, ease export limits Oil seen opening stronger when trading resumes – PVM DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) – OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to extend voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per …
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U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second straight week to their highest since September, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by three to 629 in the week to …
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U.S. production of oil and gas set new seasonal records in December, capping off an unprecedented year, according to data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. Production continued to climb even as prices slumped from the very high levels seen in mid-2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, contributing to the accumulation …
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OPEC oil output rises by 90,000 bpd in February, survey finds (Reuters) – The following table shows crude output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in millions of barrels per day (bpd) in February and January, according to a Reuters survey published on Thursday. OPEC and allies, together known as OPEC+, announced …
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