Category: Production

Goldman says crude oil output path uncertain as OPEC+ talks cease

Goldman Sachs said the collapse of OPEC+’s oil output talks had introduced uncertainty into the prospects for output, but maintained its view that Brent crude would be around $80 a barrel this summer

Oil prices accelerate rise as OPEC+ calls off output talks

Oil prices rose, driven higher after OPEC+ nations called off talks on output levels, meaning no deal to boost production has been agreed

‘Eye of fire’ on Gulf of Mexico after gas leak in underwater pipeline

A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze

OPEC+ could add 2 million bpd oil to market by December

OPEC+ is moving towards gradually adding about 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to the oil market from August to December, as the group eases back on output curbs amid a recovering global economy and an oil price rally

OPEC bullish on oil market recovery but virus variants pose risk

OPEC sees a strong rebound in oil demand in the second half of 2021 with oil inventories shrinking but the producer group also sees coronavirus variants posing a risk to the recovery

OPEC bullish on oil market recovery but virus variants pose risk

OPEC sees a strong rebound in oil demand in the second half of 2021 with oil inventories shrinking but the producer group also sees coronavirus variants posing a risk to the recovery

Russia struggles to raise oil output despite price rally

Russian oil production has declined so far in June from average levels in May despite a price rally in oil market and OPEC+ output cuts easing

Oil slips after hitting highest since 2018 before OPEC+ talks

Oil prices slipped after hitting more than 2-1/2 year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in COVID-19 cases in Asia put a brake on rally before this week’s OPEC+ meeting

India again urges OPEC to phase out oil output cuts

Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan again urged the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to phase out crude output cuts as high prices are stoking inflation

Iran says U.S. to lift oil sanctions, Germany cautious on matter

Iran said the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, although Germany cautioned that major issues remained at talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal