Category: Production

OPEC+ extends most oil output cuts into April

OPEC’s leader Saudi Arabia said it would extend its voluntary oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd), and would decide in coming months when to gradually phase it out

Exxon scales back shale ambitions to focus on lower costs, dividend preservation

Exxon Mobil Corp is lowering its ambitions for oil and gas output, as it focuses on cutting costs and preserving dividends to win back investors that have soured on the company after years of overspending

Oil up as OPEC+ considers rollover rather than raising output

Oil prices rose, boosted by expectations that OPEC+ producers might decide against increasing output when they meet this week, while signs of progress in the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the United States gave further support

OPEC oil output falls in February on Saudi additional cut

OPEC oil output fell in February as a voluntary cut by Saudi Arabia added to agreed reductions under a pact with allies ending a run of seven consecutive monthly increases

Oil jumps on vaccine optimism, US stimulus

Oil prices rose more than $1, supported by optimism over COVID-19 vaccinations, a U.S. stimulus package and growing factory activity in Europe despite restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus

Oil drops on dollar strength and OPEC+ supply expectations

Oil prices fell as bond price rout led to gains in the U.S. dollar while crude supply is expected to rise in response to prices climbing above pre-pandemic levels

Barclays lifts 2021 oil price outlook on tighter U.S. supply view

The bank increased its 2021 Brent crude oil price outlook by $7 to $62 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude price estimate by $6 to $58 a barrel

OPEC, US oil firms expect subdued shale rebound even as crude prices rise

OPEC this month cut its 2021 forecast for U.S. tight crude, another term for shale, and expects production to decline by 140,000 barrels per day to 7.16 million bpd

Exxon Mobil reports huge 2020 loss as changes draw mixed reviews

Exxon Mobil closed the books on a terrible 2020, reporting losses in the fourth quarter and the full year in the wake of lower oil prices amid the COVID-19 crisis

Oil extends losses as Texas prepares to ramp up output

Oil prices fell from recent highs for a second day on Friday as Texas energy firms began to prepare for restarting oil and gas fields shuttered by freezing weather