Brent crude fell 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $78.33 a barrel by 0732 GMT after settling down 54 cents on Friday.
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India has deferred a 50-billion-rupee ($601.78 million) plan to fill parts of its strategic petroleum reserve, keeping in mind emerging trends in oil markets, the finance ministry said on Saturday.
A fire broke out at a Baltic Sea terminal belonging to Novatek, Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer, after a suspected Ukrainian drone attack, forcing the company to suspend some operations there.
Brent futures settled 54 cents lower at $78.56 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 67 cents to settle at $73.41.
Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China's top crude oil supplier in 2023, data showed on Saturday, as the world's biggest crude importer defied Western sanctions to purchase vast quantities of discounted oil for its processing plants.
The Canadian Petrochemical Summit, hosted by Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA), the premier gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders, is set to convene on June 11-13, 2024 at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Eni's sustainable mobility unit Enilive has signed joint venture agreement with LG Chem to develop a biorefinery in South Korea.
Qatar Energy may sign a long-term deal with Indian buyers for cheaper and more flexible LNG, as India aims to increase fuel usage.
Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.36 a barrel by 0910 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were up 20 cents to $74.28.
Brent crude futures gained 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.25 a barrel by 1005 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.8%, to $73.11.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday made a further upward revision to its 2024 oil demand growth forecast, though its projection remains dramatically lower than producer group OPEC's expectations.
India cut its windfall tax on petroleum crude to 1,700 rupees ($20.53) a tonne from 2,300 rupees a tonne, according to a government notification on Monday.
Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.
Brent crude futures gained 77 cents, or about 0.99%, to $78.92 a barrel at 1014 GMT. The contract had lost 14 cents, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 46 cents, or 0.63%, from Friday at $73.14 per barrel.
The OPEC+ group of oil producers is working to limit the challenges affecting the stability of the global oil market, Iraq's Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani.
Brent crude futures were down 49 cents at $77.80 a barrel by 1051 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost 51 cents to to $72.17.
ONGC has made two consecutive significant natural gas discoveries in a deepwater block in the Bay of Bengal, marking the start of its high-risk exploration strategy.
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) lifted the grid alert issued earlier in the day asking customers to reduce their consumption to avoid a power shortfall after a demand spike caused by extreme cold.
India is benefiting from importing cut-price Russian oil amid European sanctions – and also selling that same oil to EU markets at full price once it has been refined.
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Friday said it would issue a decision on a variance request from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project “in due course,” following a one-day oral hearing in Calgary.