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(Reuters) – OPEC does not see a peak in oil demand in its long-term forecast and expects demand to grow to 116 million barrels a day by 2045, and may be higher, the secretary general said on Thursday. The International Energy Agency said in a report on Wednesday it sees oil demand peaking by 2029, levelling off …
OPEC Sees No Peak Oil Demand Long Term, Secretary General Says Read More »
(Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024, despite lower than expected use in the first quarter, saying travel and tourism would support consumption in the second half of the year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a monthly report, said world …
OPEC Sticks to 2024 Oil Demand Growth Forecast, but Trims Q1 View Read More »
Portfolio investors sold record volumes of petroleum last week after OPEC⁺ surprised the market by announcing plans to increase production starting from the fourth quarter of 2024. Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 194 million barrels in the six most important futures and options contracts over the seven days ending on …
COMMENTARY: OPEC⁺ Surprise Triggered Record Hedge Fund Oil Sales – John Kemp Read More »
Summary Russia defends OPEC+ oil pact, but ready to react UAE minister calls countries making voluntary cuts the ‘Great 8’ OPEC head rejects criticism over oil deal, says demand is good (Reuters) – OPEC+ could tweak its latest oil output agreement which calls for some output cuts to be reversed later this year if needed …
OPEC+ Could Tweak Oil Pact if Needed, Ministers Say Read More »
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 …
OPEC+ Switches Strategy to Defend Market Share: Kemp Read More »
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 …
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, …
OPEC+ Extends Deep Oil Production Cuts into 2025 Read More »
(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 …
OPEC+ Working on Complex Production Cut Deal for 2024-2025 Read More »
(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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(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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