Category: Production

OPEC slashes 2020 oil demand view on coronavirus

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries expects global demand to rise by just 60,000 barrels per day in 2020, a reduction of 920,000 from its previous forecast

Norway to announce oil output decision soon

The energy minister of Western Europe’s largest oil producer will announce its decision on whether to slash crude output soon, potentially adding its weight to a global push to shore up prices

IEA: Oil demand set for first contraction since 2009 due to coronavirus

The energy watchdog said it expected oil demand to be 99.9 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, lowering its annual forecast by almost 1 million and signaling a contraction of 90,000 bpd

OPEC+ approve biggest-ever oil cut to support prices

OPEC+ said it had agreed to reduce output by 9.7 million barrels per day for May and June, after four days of talks and following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to arrest the price decline

OPEC+ oil output cuts depend on US and others joining

Saudi Arabia, Russia and allied oil producers will only agree to deep cuts to their crude output at talks this week if the US and several others join in with curbs to help prop up prices

OPEC+ meeting over oil price collapse delayed

OPEC+ works on a deal to cut the production of oil equivalent by about 10% of world supply, or 10 million barrels per day, in what member states expect to be an unprecedented global effort including the US

Saudi Arabia to raise oil exports to record levels from May

Saudi Arabia announced it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a global supply glut, escalating a price war with Russia

Oil storage buckles as virus saps demand

Global oil storage capacity is under intense pressure because of booming output from Saudi Arabia and the United States while the coronavirus outbreak slams the world economy and crude demand

Russia calls for new enlarged OPEC deal to tackle oil demand collapse

Without mentioning who the new deal’s members should or could be, Russia called for a new OPEC+ deal to balance oil markets to cushion the economic fallout from coronavirus

OPEC aims to extend oil output cuts through June alarmed by Coronavirus

The quick slide in oil prices over the past few days has alarmed OPEC officials as the new virus found in China and several other countries raised concerns about a hit to economic growth and oil demand