Brent crude fell 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $63.20 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $58.71.
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India’s imports of discounted Russian crude are expected to plunge next month to their lowest since 2022, as refiners move to comply with stricter Western sanctions.
Russia and China are holding talks to expand Russian oil exports to Beijing, as Moscow strengthens energy ties with China amid growing Western sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced.
Iran’s NIOC Managing Director Hamid Bord, during a surprise visit to the delayed Kesht and Konartakhteh oil fields, demanded an immediate overhaul of the development schedule and warned that no further delays will be accepted.
Brent crude futures fell 3 cents, or 0.05 percent, to $62.53 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude fell 7 cents, or 0.12 percent, to $57.99 a barrel.
India will secure about 10% of its LPG needs from the U.S. under a one-year deal that both narrows its trade surplus with Washington and helps hedge against U.S. pressure over Russian oil imports.
Canada faces fresh internal conflict as Alberta demands fast-track approval for a new oil sands-to-Pacific pipeline to slash reliance on U.S. markets and reach Asia, while British Columbia’s premier denounces the multibillion-dollar project as a “fantasy,” intensifying the cross-country energy showdown.
Florida Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis, said they oppose a Trump administration plan that could allow new oil and gas drilling in waters off the state's Gulf Coast.
Brent crude oil prices declined by 96 cents, or 1.5%, settling at $62.42 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also fell 1.8%, or $1.03, to $57.97 per barrel.
According to reports in Serbian media, the United Arab Emirate’s national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is the most likely buyer of the Russian majority stake in the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS).
Iran has released a foreign-flagged tanker it seized in the Persian Gulf last week after offloading its cargo, a report has said.
Brent crude futures rose 16 cents, or 0.25 percent, to $63.67 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 17 cents, or 0.29 percent, to $59.61.
State-run Oil India has partnered with France's TotalEnergies for technological support in its exploration activities in challenging deepwater areas. The two companies signed a technology service agreement on Wednesday.
Shahram Ahmadi, director general for health, safety and environment at Iran’s Oil Ministry, said process safety management is the industry’s top strategy to secure production stability and cut losses, with nearly 90 percent of oil companies already implementing the system.
Brent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $64.67 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $60.57 a barrel.
The clock is ticking for India-bound tankers carrying millions of barrels of crude from blacklisted Russian suppliers Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC, with a wind-down period for US sanctions set to end this Friday.
Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.72 percent, to $63.74 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 45 cents, or 0.75 percent, to $59.46 a barrel.
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said the country’s oil and gas sector recorded an eye-catching growth in the last Persian calendar year (ended on March 20).
Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $63.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 59 cents, or 1 percent, to $59.50.
The first mobile TSP-type multiphase pump station at Well 21 in the Ahvaz field boosted output from 800 to 1,200 barrels per day and will eliminate the annual flaring of 1 million cubic meters of associated gas, according to NISOC.