Category: Production

Oil falls on India’s COVID surge, supply increase

Oil fell on fears that surging COVID-19 cases in India will dent fuel demand in the world’s third-biggest oil importer, while the end of a force majeure on exports from a Libyan terminal and an expected supply increase from OPEC+ added to pressure

OPEC says NOPEC bill could put US overseas assets

U.S. assets and personnel overseas could be at risk if the country decided to pass a bill against OPEC, known as NOPEC, the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries told member states

API shows crude, distillate stocks up, gasoline down

Crude oil and distillate stocks rose in the most recent week, while gasoline inventories fell, according to two market sources, citing American Petroleum Institute figures

Saudi crude exports drop to eight-month low in February

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell to their lowest in eight months in February, the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) said, as the world’s biggest oil exporter voluntarily capped output to support oil prices

Russia’s Novak says OPEC+ countries will gradually restore oil output in May-July

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak added that Russia’s energy ministry was ready to support export curbs on oil products in order to bolster the domestic market

Oil rises to $67, heads for weekly gain on demand hopes

Oil rose to $67 a barrel and was heading for a weekly gain as a stronger demand outlook and signs of economic recovery in China and the United States offset rising COVID-19 infections in some other major economies

OPEC raises 2021 oil demand growth forecast on hope pandemic wanes

Demand will rise by 5.95 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2021, or 6.6%, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries forecast in its monthly report. That is up 70,000 bpd from last month

Saudi Aramco in $12.4 bn oil pipeline deal with EIG-led group

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said it has struck a 12.4-billion-dollar deal to sell a minority stake in a newly formed oil pipeline business to a consortium led by US-based EIG Global Energy Partners

Repsol to furlough 830 workers at two Spanish refineries

Spanish energy firm Repsol said it will furlough up to 830 workers at its A Coruna and Puertollano refineries in Spain as pandemic restrictions have led to an “unprecedented” slump in demand for fuels

EIA raises forecast for 2021 world oil demand growth

The US Energy Information Administration announced that it raised the forecast for 2021 world oil demand growth by 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 5.5 million bpd