Brent crude rose 22 cents, or 0.27%, to $81.08 a barrel by 10:58 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 31 cents, or 0.41%, to $76.27.
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OPEC+ oil producers on Thursday agreed to voluntary output cuts totalling about 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for early next year led by Saudi Arabia rolling over its current voluntary cut.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji on Thursday praised ‘favorable’ cooperation and understanding between OPEC+ producers.
India's Russian oil imports rebounded in November after several plants came back online from planned maintenance and as fuel consumption rose during the Diwali festive season, preliminary data from ship-tracking firms Kpler and Vortexa showed.
Brent crude futures for January climbed 70 cents to $83.80 a barrel by 0935 GMT, on subdued volumes given the contract is meant to expire today. The more active February contract was up 58 cents at $83.46 a barrel.
OPEC+ oil producers are likely to agree output cuts of at least 1 million barrels per day (bpd) for early next year led by Saudi Arabia rolling over its voluntary additional cut and smaller curbs by others, two delegates told Reuters ahead of a virtual OPEC+ meeting on Thursday.
A member of Iran’s Parliament said the effects of the government’s policies to neutralize sanctions and increase oil revenues and economic growth are “noticeable”.
Brent crude futures climbed 86 cents, or 1.1%, to $82.54 a barrel at 1031 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 93 cents, or 1.2%, at $77.34 a barrel.
OPEC+ is continuing to hold talks on 2024 oil policy, with no delay to a meeting scheduled for Thursday currently expected, two sources from the producer group said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in a report put Iran’s oil output at 3.1 million barrels per day (bpd).
Canadian oil sands producers will start making final investment decisions on their proposed C$16.5 billion ($12.03 billion) carbon capture and storage project from mid-2025 onwards, the president of the Pathways Alliance said.
Brent crude futures were up 79 cents, or 1%, at $80.77 a barrel by 1131 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 76 cents, or 1%, to $75.62.
OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham Al Ghais, on Monday accused the International Energy Agency of vilifying the oil and gas industry, in the latest clash between the groups over climate policy, Reuters reports.
Turkey signals readiness to resume oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, with negotiations underway to restart the flow through Ceyhan port.
Russia’s oil trading with Asia has boomed since the Ukraine conflict, but one of its lucrative routes faces a challenge because of difficulties paying for fuel in currency other than dollars.
Brent crude futures fell 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $80.16 a barrel by 0901 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $75.05 a barrel, down 49 cents, or 0.7%.
The implementation of Nigeria’s 2024 budget will this week face a major test as negotiations between the country and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to raise oil output allocation for next year continue.
Sri Lanka is trying to find a way out of a clause which allowed India to block petroleum development in Trincomalee, according to an agreement signed on a tank farm, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.
The premier of Alberta said her government intends to move an act on Monday to shield provincial power companies from proposed federal clean electricity regulations.
The average output of Iranian oil wells is 1.55 tb/d. Since the bulk of oil wells in Iran have already reached the second half of their lifecycle and would continue to see their production fall, the National Iranian Oil Company decided in 2021 to engage local technological companies to rehabilitate shut-in and low-yield wells.