Tag: OIL PRODUCTION

China October refinery output hits record high on firm holiday demand

China’s crude oil throughput rose 2.6% in October from a year earlier to hit a record high as fuel demand firmed on strong holiday travel

OPEC expects coronavirus to curb oil demand recovery into 2021

Demand will rise by 6.25 million barrels per day (bpd) next year to 96.26 million bpd, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a monthly report. The growth forecast is 300,000 bpd less than expected a month ago

EIA: US crude output to decline more than previously forecast in 2020

U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall by 860,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to 11.39 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said

OPEC and Russia studying deeper oil cuts to address weaker oil markets

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia are considering deeper oil output cuts early next year to try to strengthen the oil market, one OPEC source and one source familiar with Russian thinking said

OPEC chief says rising infections may delay oil recovery

OPEC’s secretary-general said an oil market recovery may take longer than hoped as coronavirus infections rise around the world, and OPEC and its allies would “stay the course” in balancing the market

U.S. crude stockpiles dip, gasoline builds amid weak fuel demand

U.S. crude oil and distillate inventories fell last week, while gasoline stocks rose in another weak showing for fuel demand, the Energy Information Administration said

OPEC cuts 2021 oil demand forecast again as virus cases rise

World oil demand will rebound more slowly in 2021 than previously thought as coronavirus cases rise, OPEC said, adding to headwinds faced by the group and its allies in balancing the market

Pandemic could delay energy demand recovery to 2025

A slow economic recovery from the pandemic threatens to delay a full rebound in world energy demand to 2025, the International Energy Agency said

Oil Inventories Rose by 951,000 Barrels

US oil stockpiles rose last week, intensifying worries about the demand outlook at a time when traders weigh up weather-related supply disruptions, which have shut-in production in the Gulf of Mexico

Saudi Arabia oil exports at 6.1 million bpd

Saudi Arabia shipped 6.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in September, slightly above August levels, and kept output steady at 8.974 million bpd last month, an industry source familiar with the matter said