Tag: OIL PRODUCTION

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

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

Exxon: Oil will remain “essential” in 2050 due to industrial use

The largest U.S. oil company, Exxon Mobil, stated that oil and natural gas “will remain essential” in 2050, despite climate goals and changes in energy demand, due to their increasing use in the industrial sector

Pemex reaches agreement with drilling company to reactivate Gulf fields

Pemex struck a deal with Mexico-based CME Oil and Gas to reactivate the Bacab and Lum fields, mature wells that are part of the massive Ku-Maloob-Zaap complex

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

OPEC cuts oil demand growth forecast

In a monthly report, the OPEC said world oil demand will rise by 2.11 million barrels per day in 2024, down from growth of 2.25 million bpd expected last month

Argentina: Mining and hydrocarbon output grows by 8.2% in first semester

Industrial output of hydrocarbons and mining in Argentina recorded an 8.2% increase in the first half of the year, according to official sources

Lula: The world is not yet prepared to forgo fossil fuels

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his commitment to the energy transition but stated that his country will continue exploiting oil because “the world is not yet prepared” to forgo fossil fuels. “I am in favor of an energy transition, but the reality is that the world is still not ready” to abandon […]

Russia’s Novak says no friction with OPEC+ over exceeding production quotas

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s oil point man said that there was no friction with OPEC+ due to Russia exceeding crude production quotas and that the world’s second largest oil exporter would compensate for its overpumping