OPEC’s weekly basket price fell by 3.79 dollars during the week ending on June 6.
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President Joe Biden's administration said on Friday it has increased purchasing of crude oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve following its historic sale from the stockpile in 2022.
India's refining capacity is expected to reach 276.1 MMT by 2024, reflecting its strategic focus on enhancing its energy infrastructure to meet increasing domestic and global demand.
Canada's biggest oil sands producers support a paying a tax on carbon but see a proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap as unnecessary legislation, the companies' CEOs told lawmakers in Ottawa on Thursday.
Brent crude futures were down 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $79.76 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.2% to $75.68 as of 0824 GMT.
China’s imports of Iranian crude in May surged to the highest level in seven months after a recovery in refining margins.
OPEC Secretariat announced the price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at $87.17 a barrel on 3 June, compared with $81.30 the previous day.
Brent crude futures traded up 57 cents or 0.7% at $78.98 a barrel by 0815 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 62 cents or 0.8% at $74.69.
Brent crude futures were up 26 cents, or 0.3%, at $77.78 a barrel by 0825 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $73.49.
While Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, continues to grapple with production and export challenges, Iran is experiencing a significant rebound in its oil exports.
Brent crude futures fell 1.5% to $77.22 a barrel, closing below $80 for the first time since Feb. 7, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures eased 1.7% to $72.99 a barrel.
Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought its first Canadian crude cargo via the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) from TotalEnergies through a tender, several trade sources said on Monday.
Brent futures for August delivery fell 14 cents to $80.97 a barrel, while WTI crude futures for July delivery slipped 9 cents to $76.90.
OPEC+ reaffirmed commitment to Declaration of Cooperation and extended crude oil production levels for OPEC and non-OPEC Participating Countries into next year.
Bahregan Oil Zone onshore installations’ gas flare turned off after 60 years of operation.
The Indian government has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 5,200 Indian rupees ($62.33) per metric ton from 5,700 rupees, effective on June 1, according to a notification issued on Friday.
Saudi Arabia has invited OPEC+ oil ministers to Riyadh to hold their June 2 policy meeting to discuss a complex deal that may extend deep oil production cuts into 2025.
U.S. oil drillers are sticking to pledges to temper spending on boosting output, keeping the world's top crude producer on course for slower growth in 2024 in what may ease pressure on OPEC+ to make further supply cuts this weekend.
Brent futures for July delivery were down 44 cents at $81.42 a barrel while the more liquid August futures were up 8 cents at $81.96. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 3 cents at $77.88.
Analysts have lowered their 2024 oil price forecast for the first time since February, reflecting lower risks to supply from ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as markets gear up for a meeting of OPEC and its allies this weekend.