Iran says OPEC doesn’t like oil over $60 as it nears $70
A key OPEC minister has warned that the group risks overheating the oil market as crude prices head toward $70 a barrel.
A key OPEC minister has warned that the group risks overheating the oil market as crude prices head toward $70 a barrel.
OPEC’s strategy to end a worldwide crude glut is causing havoc for a vital link in the oil industry’s supply chain: the fleet of supertankers that shuttle fuel between continents.
Whatever your view on the effectiveness of the deal between OPEC and a group of non-member countries to limit oil supply in order to drain excess inventories and boost prices, there is one thing that everybody seems to agree on -- they stuck to their guns much better than anyone thought possible for the whole of last year. But there is a growing chorus of voices calling the deal's demise this year. Here's why I believe they're wrong.
OPEC and Russia have surprised the industry with the success of their grand alliance as oil surges to a three-year high. As the unlikely bond enters a second year, there are challenges ahead.
Oil extended gains from the highest close in three years as U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles continued to decline and as OPEC production held steady last month.
Russia’s oil industry continued its long-term expansion last year, with production hitting a record even as President Vladimir Putin joined forces with OPEC to clear a global glut and lift prices.
Oil bulls are charging into the new year with unprecedented vigor, and the credit goes to OPEC.
Oil’s revival from the biggest crash in a generation persisted, with prices set for a second annual gain after weathering everything from hurricanes and Middle East conflict to the tussle between OPEC and U.S. shale.
Oil traders are going to have their work cut out in 2018.
Oil steadied below $65 a barrel in London after a volatile week in which the market was shaken by the shutdown of a North Sea pipeline that underpins the Brent benchmark.
The two most critical forecasts of global oil markets offer contrasting visions for 2018: one in which OPEC finally succeeds in clearing a supply glut, and another where that goal remains elusive.
OPEC predicted that global oil markets won’t rebalance until late next year after boosting forecasts for supplies from the U.S. and other rivals.
Oil is heading for a second weekly loss as investors turn their attention to expanding U.S. oil production and gasoline stockpiles after OPEC last month agreed to extend supply cuts.
"We will not let go of our current approach until we reach a balanced market," Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday at a news conference in Riyadh.
Oil dropped below $58 a barrel as investors weighed an increase in U.S. oil drilling rigs against OPEC’s promise to extend output cuts through the end of next year.
On the surface, Thursday’s OPEC meeting was a no-drama success.
Oil extended gains following a third monthly advance after OPEC and Russia agreed to prolong production cuts through to the end of 2018 in their fight against a global supply glut.
OPEC and its allies outside the group agreed to maintain oil production cuts until the end of 2018, extending their campaign to wrest back control of the global market from America’s shale industry.
Oil dropped after an OPEC-led coalition of major crude producers left the door open to dropping supply cuts halfway through 2018.
OPEC agreed to extend its oil-production cuts to the end of next year as the job of rebalancing the market is not yet done, according to delegates at a ministerial meeting in Vienna.
Brent held near $64 after OPEC agreed to extend production curbs to the end of next year, giving the market what it expected.
OPEC and Russia are ready to extend their oil production cuts until the end of next year to ensure global stockpiles keep falling and prices maintain recent gains.
Oil dropped for a third day as U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles expanded and as OPEC ministers arrive in Vienna to decide on prolonging supply cuts past the end of March.
OPEC and Russia concur on two things: their oil production cuts are working and they should be extended deeper into next year. What’s proving more elusive is an accord on when and how to end the curbs.
On the eve of the most momentous OPEC gathering in at least three years, Exxon Mobil Corp. turned on the spigot on an oil field that’ll pump a supertanker worth of crude every two weeks.