Iraqi state-owned marketer SOMO has finalised a term contract to supply 750,000 tonnes of straight-run fuel oil (SRFO) per month from April to September, three fuel oil trade sources said
Oil prices plunged about 6% on Tuesday, falling even lower in post-settlement trade, as concerns over new pandemic curbs and slow vaccine rollouts in Europe added to oversupply uneasiness
OPEC+ is due to meet next on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, following a high-level ministerial meeting on Tuesday
The statement said the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) had conveyed "the personal commitment of General Haftar to allow the full reopening of the energy sector no later than Sept. 12"
Brent crude fell 27 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.27 a barrel, down 28 cents
An extension to cuts was contingent on high compliance, three Opec sources told Reuters
"The heads of state expressed serious concern regarding the scope of the spread of the coronavirus in the world," the Kremlin said in a statement
Industry sources have said it may take weeks to bring production fully online
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on a three-nation visit courted the new Saudi Arabian minister in Jeddah
Demand is off to a strong start in 2019, with recent oil data suggesting current demand concerns should ease further, Goldman said
OPEC and its allies could cut output by 1 million barrels per day if Russia contributed 150,000 bpd of that reduction
We're looking for a sufficient cut to balance the market, equally distributed between countries, said Opec
IEA left its forecast for global demand growth for 2018 and 2019 unchanged from last month at 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) and 1.4 million bpd, respectively
Major transformations were underway for the global energy sector, from growing electrification to the expansion of renewables, upheavals in oil production
Indian officials have flagged worries about the outlook for crude supply though oil producers have downplayed a potential shortfall
Contraction in global spending in 2015, 2016 and growing global demand may lead to a supply crunch