OPEC+ has delayed its ministerial meeting to set output policy to Nov. 30 from Nov. 26 as previously scheduled, OPEC said in a statement on Wednesday.
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India, the world's third largest oil consumer, has asked oil producers cartel OPEC to maintain and ensure market stability for the benefit of consumres, producers and global economy.
Iran produced 3.115 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in October, registering a 46,000-bpd increase compared to the previous month, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report.
OPEC on Monday said oil market fundamentals remained strong and blamed speculators for a drop in prices as it slightly raised its 2023 forecast for global oil demand growth and stuck to its relatively high 2024 prediction.
Oil prices gained about 2% on Friday as Iraq voiced support for OPEC+’s oil cuts ahead of a meeting in two weeks and as some speculators covered massive short positions ahead of weekend uncertainty.
RoydadNaft – OPEC+ crude oil output grew 180,000 b/d in October, the latest Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights found, adding supply pressures to…
OPEC+ crude oil output grew 180,000 b/d in October, the latest Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights found, adding supply pressures to flagging market sentiment, as Iran and Iraq led the group's production higher.
U.S. waterborne imports of crude from OPEC+ members including Saudi Arabia have dropped steadily over the last year, further tightening supplies in the U.S. while supporting other markets including Europe, according to flows data and analysts.
OPEC is not planning to hold an extraordinary meeting or take any immediate action after Iran's foreign minister called on members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel, four sources from the producer group told Reuters.
The gap between two leading oil forecasters' views on 2024 demand growth widened on Thursday, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicting a sharper slowdown while producer group OPEC stuck to expectations for buoyant China-led growth.
OPEC’s crude oil production witnessed a noticeable uptick in September as compared to August, as per the latest data released in the Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) published by the organization.
OPEC on Thursday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2023 in 2024, citing signs of a resilient world economy so far this year and expected further demand gains in China.
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday said unity between member states of OPEC and OPEC+ alliance has led to producers’ desirable consensus on supply and stability of world market and prices.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that coordination by the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers would continue to ensure predictability on the oil markets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in the Kremlin on Tuesday and praised cooperation between their countries at the OPEC+ group of top oil producers, saying it had helped to stabilise energy markets.
OPEC raised its world oil demand forecasts for the medium and long term in an annual outlook, and said $14 trillion of investment is needed to meet this demand even as renewable fuel use grows and more electric cars take to the road.
An OPEC+ ministerial panel that met on Wednesday made no changes to the group's oil output policy, after Saudi Arabia and Russia said they would keep voluntary supply cuts in place to support the market.
OPEC oil output rose for a second straight month in September, a Reuters survey found on Monday, led by increases in Nigeria and Iran despite ongoing cuts by Saudi Arabia and other members of the wider OPEC+ alliance to support the market.
OPEC+ is unlikely to tweak its current oil output policy when a panel meets next Wednesday, four OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as tighter supplies and rising demand drive an oil price rally.
The OPEC+ group of leading oil producers will act if the global oil market faces a shortage, Alexander Dyukov, head of Russian oil firm Gazprom Neft, said on Wednesday.