Earliest reversal of production cuts pushed back to March 2025 on Thursday
Oil prices are moving higher after posting three straight weekly declines following Opec+ decision on June 2
Bloc members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are holding a ministerial meeting on June 2 to decide the fate of global oil production
Some members of oil cartel OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and allied producers like Russia are again deepening their voluntary crude supply cuts. Announcements from several OPEC+ countries extend reductions of some 2.2 million barrels a day, the secretariat for the multinational organisation noted Sunday. Saudi Arabia led the pack by extending its previously-implemented cut of 1 million barrels a day through the end of 2024's second quarter. The extension, which was first shared by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency citing a Energy Ministry source, means the kingdom's crude production will stand at about 9 million barrels a day through the end of June. Also on Sunday, Russia announced an additional voluntary cut of 471,000 barrels per day for the second quarter across a blend of production and exports. Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman will be continuing reductions as well, according to OPEC's secretariat, in smaller amounts. The OPEC+ countries ...
The size of potential additional cuts have not been decided yet, but two delegates said they ranged from 1 million to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) for the first quarter of 2024
India's dependence on imported oil has only grown in the past decade to over 85 per cent of its needs
The 26 blocks earmarked by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) for exploration and development of oil and gas under OALP IX, constitutes the largest-ever area offered by the government
Brent crude futures were up 22 cents, or 0.26%, to $86.31 per barrel at 1046 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) rose 21 cents, or 0.26%, to $82.37
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC on Tuesday further raised its forecast for Chinese oil demand growth in 2023 due to the relaxation of the country's COVID-19 curbs
Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after tumbling in the previous session as a weaker dollar brought back some appetite for risk assets and the OPEC+ decision
If there's no increase in production, then oil at $85 to $90 a barrel is on the cards, Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of industry consultant FGE, said in a Bloomberg TV interview
India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, relies on overseas supplies for over 80% of its oil needs.
After the Opec decision, one million barrels per day of crude oil production from Saudi Arabia will remain in place at least through April.
Brent crude was up 6 cents, or 0.1%, at $51.35 a barrel at 1450 GMT, after trading as high as $52.02 earlier in the session
OPEC+ had initially agreed in April that it would cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) during May-June to prop up prices that collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis.
An extension to cuts was contingent on high compliance, three Opec sources told Reuters
The meeting between Opec producers and allies was held on Sunday via videoconference in a last effort to establish a deal
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is reducing output by about 1.2 million barrels per day as part of a deal with Russia