Category: Production

IEA: Oil price rally set to ease off as supply rebounds

An oil market rally may ease off as prices that hit a three-year high last month help push up global production, particularly in the United States, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said

Biden must tap oil reserves to lower gasoline prices, Schumer says

President Joe Biden’s administration should turn to emergency oil reserves to curb rising gasoline prices as Americans enter the holiday season, the majority leader of the U.S. said Senate, Chuck Schumer

China’s crude oil imports in Oct fall to lowest in three years

China’s crude oil imports plunged in October to the lowest since September 2018, as large state-owned refiners withheld purchases because of rising prices while independent refiners were restrained by limited quotas to import

YPF’s sales hit pre-pandemic levels in 3Q

YPF said its revenues had returned to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter of 2021, helping it post a net profit of $237 million in the period on rebounding shale oil and gas production

OPEC+ able to increase oil supply in case of market demand

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, the group known as OPEC+, are able to increase oil supply if there is market demand, United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei told Asharq TV

BP underlying earnings up on surging energy prices

BP said in a statement that its net loss widened to $2.5 billion in the period from July through September from $450 million in the same period a year earlier

OPEC oil output rise in October undershoots target

The OPEC pumped 27.50 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, the survey found, a rise of 190,000 bpd from the previous month but below the 254,000 increase permitted under the supply deal

Shell posts quarterly loss as charge offsets oil surge

Royal Dutch Shell reported a net loss for the third quarter as a huge sum written off by the energy giant offset a surge in oil prices

Oil drops 1% as U.S. stockpiles sap rally

Oil prices fell after industry data showed crude oil stockpiles rose more than expected and fuel inventories increased unexpectedly last week in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer

Russia’s Novak expects OPEC+ to up oil output by 400,000 bpd in November

Russia expects OPEC+ to raise its output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) at the Nov. 4 meeting, as previously agreed, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said