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Saudi Arabia Said to Join Mid-April Oil Producer Meeting in Doha
March 17th, 2016
Crude prices have risen more than 30% since freeze proposed Qatar meeting would seek more commitments to cap production Saudi Arabia will join a meeting of producers from within and outside OPEC in Doha next month, adding weight to ...
OPEC Production Declines Despite Iran’s Efforts
March 16th, 2016
The OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report just came out. The charts are “Crude Only”production and do not reflect condensate production. Also the charts, except for Libya, are not zero based. I chose to amplify the change rather than the total. OPEC is ...
What oil freeze? Saudi Arabia and Russia pump more
March 15th, 2016
So much for that agreement to freeze output. The latest oil market data reveal that both Russia and Saudi Arabia ramped up their oil production in February, despite talks about supply caps. The two oil countries agreed to freeze output at ...
Oil Hits Three-Month High on Gasoline Demand
March 10th, 2016
Oil prices surged to a three-month high Wednesday after government data showed demand for gasoline and diesel fuel was far higher than even bullish expectations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said gasoline stockpiles fell last week three times as ...
Iran Oil Lands in Europe for First Time Since Sanctions End
March 7th, 2016
Spanish refiner Cepsa offloads first tanker with Iranian crude France and Romania await cargoes as Iran slowly ramps-up sales The Monte Toledo oil tanker covered the uneventful voyage from Iran to Europe with a haul of 1 million barrels ...
ISIS ‘making millions’ by gaming forex markets
March 4th, 2016
The militant group that calls itself Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting national banking operations in Iraq and could be making up to $25 million a month in Middle Eastern money markets, according to experts. Speaking to a U.K. parliamentary ...
Nigerian Official Says Some OPEC Members to Meet With Russia March 20
March 4th, 2016
Crude oil prices have plunged more than 70% since June 2014 Some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are scheduled to meet with non-member Russia later in the month as part of efforts to stabilize crude ...
Russia to freeze oil output at January level – Putin
March 3rd, 2016
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will freeze this year’s oil output at January’s production level. An agreement was reached during his meeting with the heads of the country’s oil majors on Tuesday. Putin said Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak ...
Shale Oil Isn’t Saudi Arabia’s Only Nemesis
March 2nd, 2016
Even when glut stops growing, market might shrug: SocGen History shows oil rebound will hinge on stockpiles: Goldman Even if Saudi Arabia wins its struggle with U.S. shale producers over market share, it will face a new billion-barrel adversary. ...
Saudi Oil Minister Surprises OPEC with Tough Line on Prices
February 25th, 2016
Prepared for $20 a barrel to force production cuts outside the Middle East, Says al Naimi Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi surprised fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday when he said the ...
