Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais, in a message to Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji, extended his condolences to Iran on Thursday over the deadly terrorist attacks in the southeastern city of Kerman.
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Iraq’s Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad affirmed Iraq's support for the OPEC+ agreement and its commitment to voluntary oil cuts, according to the Iraqi News Agency on Friday.
Angola has said it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with effect from Jan. 1 2024, after exits from Ecuador in 2020 and Qatar in 2019.
Angola said on Thursday it would leave OPEC in a blow to the Saudi-led oil producer group that has sought in recent months to rally support for further output cuts to prop up oil prices.
Iran produced 3.128 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in November, registering a 7,000 bpd increase compared to the previous month, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report.
OPEC's top Arab energy ministers arrived in Doha on Monday for the 12th Arab Energy Conference as countries clash at the UN's COP28 climate summit over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that OPEC+ group of leading oil producers will be ready to make a decision if market situation would require it.
Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club.
Oil production cuts agreed by the OPEC+ group will take time to kick in, the Kremlin said on Tuesday as it confirmed that President Vladimir Putin would visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The OPEC+ oil production cuts can “absolutely” continue past the first quarter if needed, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, as he pledged the curbs would be delivered in full.
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.
Brazil will join the influential OPEC+ oil coalition that unites some of the biggest crude-producing nations in the world, according to Brazilian Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira.
Gabon and Iran were on Thursday elected as president and alternate president of the Conference of Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 2024, respectively.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OPEC+ is close to resolving a dispute over output quotas that forced the group to postpone a pivotal meeting, as it reviews the demands made on African members by an earlier deal.
OPEC's share in India's oil imports in October hit a 10-month high as refiners bought more crude from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after discounts narrowed for Russian oil that month, trade data showed.
