Category: Production

US crude inventories hits lowest level in a year, fuel builds, EIA says

Crude inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels to 417.5 million barrels in the week ending Sept. 13, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations

YPF to complete first stage of the pipeline from Vaca Muerta in 2025

The Argentine oil company YPF will complete the first stage of a pipeline that will connect the Vaca Muerta formation with Allen in Río Negro in the first quarter of 2025, with a capacity of 350,000 barrels of oil per day

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

OPEC cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also trimmed its expectation for next year, marking the producer group’s second consecutive downward revision

Traders see prices at $60-70/bbl on oversupply, China demand risks

Global commodity traders Gunvor and Trafigura anticipate oil prices may range between $60 and $70 per barrel due to sluggish demand from China and persistent global oversupply, executives told a conference

OPEC+ to delay output hike for two months

The alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to delay by two months, from October 1 to December 1, the implementation of its plan to gradually lift voluntary crude oil production cuts

Oil drops amid imminent reactivation of Libyan supply

Oil prices plummeted, erasing their gains for the year, after a deal to restore Libyan supplies shifted market focus back to concerns about weak global crude demand

Changes expected in Section 2 of Vaca Muerta Pipeline

Although the project and the start and end locations are not yet confirmed, the proposal is gaining momentum as it would reduce investment costs, simplify construction, and provide various benefits to gas transportation

OPEC+ likely to proceed with planned output hike from October

OPEC+ is set to proceed with a planned oil output hike from October, as Libyan outages and pledged cuts by some members to compensate for overproduction counter the impact of sluggish demand

Argentina authorizes export of surplus volumes of natural gas

The measure was adopted after identifying exportable balances, following the granting of preferential marketing rights to ensure domestic supply

IEA trims 2025 oil demand outlook as China offsets global gains

The International Energy Agency (IEA) kept its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast unchanged but trimmed its 2025 estimate, citing the impact of a weakened Chinese economy on consumption