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OPEC+ Switches Strategy to Defend Market Share: Kemp

Oil futures prices have fallen to the lowest level for four months and calendar spreads have slumped after OPEC+ ministers signalled their intention to start increasing production from the fourth quarter of 2024. Front-month Brent futures closed at $78 per barrel on June 3, the first day of trading following the OPEC+ ministerial meeting on …

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Goldman Sachs Says OPEC+ Meet is Bearish

Goldman Sachs said it viewed the OPEC+ meeting as bearish despite the output cuts extension, and expected downside risks to the $75-$90 Brent price range as some countries had already signaled the gradual phaseout of extra voluntary cuts. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia, agreed a complex deal on …

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OPEC+ Extends Deep Oil Production Cuts into 2025

Summary OPEC+ prolongs some cuts by one year OPEC+ to phase out other cuts very slowly Group faces rising oil stocks, tepid demand growth (Reuters) – OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, …

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OPEC+ Working on Complex Production Cut Deal for 2024-2025

(Reuters) – OPEC+ is working on a complex deal to be agreed at its meeting on Sunday that will allow the group to extend some of its deep oil production cuts into 2025, three sources familiar with OPEC+ discussions said on Thursday. OPEC+ has made a series of cuts since late 2022 amid rising output …

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NOW YOU KNOW: Why Does OPEC+ Often Clash Over Oil Production Capacity?

(Reuters) – OPEC+ is working to agree oil production capacity for its member countries by the end of 2024, an issue that has created tensions in the past because each nation’s output target is calculated from its notional capacity. Members of OPEC+ – comprising OPEC and allies such as Russia – tend to push for …

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Iran Plans to Raise Oil Output to 4 Million Barrels Per Day

 (Reuters) – Iran has approved a plan to raise its oil output to four million barrels per day, the country’s Tasnim news agency said on Sunday, without providing a time frame. “An economic council headed by Iran’s interim president Mohammad Mokhber has approved a plan to raise the country’s oil output from 3.6 million barrels …

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What is OPEC+ And How Does it Affect Oil Prices?

(Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia are known collectively as OPEC+ and will meet on June 2 to discuss their joint oil production policy. Below are key facts about OPEC+ and its role. WHAT ARE OPEC AND OPEC+? OPEC was founded in 1960 in Baghdad by Iraq, …

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Citi Research Still Expects OPEC+ to Hold Output Cuts Through 3rd Quarter

Citi Research continues to expect that OPEC+ will hold its production cuts through the third quarter of this year, it said in a note on Wednesday. “A deeper cut would likely be a bullish surprise, but remains a low probability in our view,” the note added. Citi also said its oil price deck continues to …

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OPEC+ Decision on Output Likely to Prioritize Dollars Over Demand

 Ministers from the OPEC+ group of oil producers must agree to raise output when they meet June 1 if they really want to balance the market. That’s the implication of figures published by analysts at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and their counterparts at the International Energy Agency. OPEC published its monthly forecast Tuesday, …

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OPEC Switches to ‘Call on OPEC+’ in Global Oil Demand Outlook

(Reuters) – OPEC will stop publishing a calculation of the world’s demand for its own crude in its monthly oil report, two sources close to the matter said, focusing instead on forecasts for demand for oil from the wider OPEC+ group. The change reflects what has become long-standing cooperation between the members of the Organization …

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