The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its forecast for 2024 oil demand growth on Friday, citing lower than expected consumption in OECD countries and a slump in factory activity.
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Brent crude futures climbed 79 cents, or 0.9%, to $90.53 a barrel by 0900 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 92 cents, or 1.1%, to $85.94.
Biden's administration seeks an appeals court to consider international implications of Enbridge's Line 5 shutdown, arguing a federal judge did not fully consider treaty obligations.
India now consumes more than double the petrol it used a decade ago as new and larger vehicles are selling at a scorching pace. Diesel consumption is up by about a third while the overall oil demand is up by half.
The provision of foreign exchange funds for the Oil Ministry’s projects in collaboration with the Central of Bank of Iran (CBI) will be put on the agenda, said Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday.
The poster of the 28th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition having the moto “Oil Industry; Surge in Production, Technological Optimization” was unveiled on Wednesday.
Brent crude futures were down 49 cents or 0.5% to $89.99 a barrel at 1030 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 55 cents or 0.6% to $85.66 a barrel.
China and India remained the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in February, with both countries continuing to buy the fuels to partially replace crude oil, traders said and LSEG data showed.
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji, in an X post, wrote on Tuesday his country’s foreign exchange revenues will hopefully increase in 1403 (Iranian year).
Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.3%, at $89.72 per barrel at 1010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 29 cents, or 0.3%, to $85.52.
Brent crude futures rose 28 cents, or 0.31%, to $90.66 a barrel by 1002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 24 cents or 0.28% at $86.67.
A number of Iranian lawmakers hailed the 13th administration’s performance in the energy sector.
Brent crude futures were down 16 cents, or 0.2%, at $91.01 a barrel by 1335 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 9 cents, or about 0.1%, at $86.82. Both benchmarks lost more than $2 earlier in the session.
India is concerned about rising crude prices, but oil marketing companies will take measures to mitigate the impact on retail consumers if the trend persists.
The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani plans to increase daily production capacity to five million barrels despite market restrictions and OPEC quota limitations for price stability.
Russia's Orsk oil refinery suspended work on Sunday, after the city's dam burst on Friday night amid flooding in the surrounding Orenburg region, Russian news agency cited the plant's press service as saying.
A member of Iran’s Parliament said increasing investments, development of oil fields, and infrastructure measures in the oil industry are among promising economic moves.
Saudi Arabia has raised the official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light crude oil for customers in Asia and the Mediterranean in May, an Aramco statement showed on Friday.
Iran’s oil minister said on Friday the resistance front’s actions in vital crossings have deterred energy exports to the occupied Palestinian territories.