Brent crude futures were down $1.27, or 1.7%, to $72.19 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.18, also 1.7%, to $68.51 per barrel.
British energy giant BP is holding a board meeting in India as it seeks to explore new opportunities in the country’s oil and gas sector, reported Reuters.
In a meeting between Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Abdolnaser Hemmati and Chinese Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an, the two sides emphasized the implementation of the two countries’ long-term strategic partnership plan.
Masoud Pezeshkian says to create a better world, Iran is ready, from an equal position, to establish effective relations with the world powers and its neighboring countries.
Brent crude futures were down 8 cents, or 0.1%, at $75.09 a barrel at 0844 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 13 cents, or 0.2%, at $71.43 per barrel.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran not only seeks constructive and equal relations with all countries but tries to replace war and bloodshed with peace and security.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Mohsen Paknejad has said that under the previously made agreements, he hopes to witness the holding of the joint economic cooperation commission between Iran and Saudi Arabia soon.
India's largest oil and gas bid round saw four bidders, including ONGC, OIL, Vedanta Ltd, and Reliance-bp plc, with most blocks receiving two bids each.
The National Iranian Oil Company’s CEO Hamid Bovard appointed Ibrahim Piramoun as the CEO of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) and the principal member of its board of directors.
Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Mohamed Hamel, expressed gratitude to Iranian Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad for organizing the 26-member GECF meeting in Tehran.
India’s crude oil production in August fell by 3.4% on the year to 2.4 million metric tons, equal to some 17.6 million barrels. Fuel production was also down, more modestly, the Economic Times reported.
Brent crude futures for November edged up by 14 cents, or 0.19%, to $74.63 a barrel by 0815 GMT. U.S. crude futures for November were up 16 cents, or 0.23%, at $71.16.
Iran's Road and Urban Development Ministry reported a 73% increase in commodity transit through roads during the first five months of the current calendar year.
The IRICA report put the non-oil trade between the two countries at 264,416 tons worth $119.357 million, with one percent fall in weight, year on year.
The managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said that Iran has made good agreements with Turkmenistan and Russia, IRNA reported.
RBC CEO Dave McKay emphasizes Canada's crucial role in the US's energy security, particularly in supplying oil and gas to Asia, despite the US's focus on "Buy American."