Category: Production

OPEC+ may raise July output target

Seven leading OPEC+ oil-producing countries ‌will likely agree to a modest hike to July output when they meet on June 7, four sources said, though delivery for several remains disrupted by the Iran war

Oil prices slump after Trump says US-Iran negotiations in ‘final stages’

Oil ​prices fell 4% after U.S. President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were in the final ‌stages, though investors remain wary about the outcome of peace talks as disruption to Middle Eastern supply continues

IEA warns rapid decline in commercial oil inventories

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said commercial oil inventories are declining at a rapid pace, according to remarks made to reporters during the Group of Seven finance ministers’ meeting in Paris

OPEC+ plans oil quota hikes through September

Leading OPEC+ members plan to continue monthly oil quota hikes through September to complete the restoration of production cuts implemented in 2023

IEA: Market has lost 14 million barrels per day due to Hormuz, Iran

The volume of oil supply lost because of the war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has reached 14 million barrels per day, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said

OPEC output hits new low in April amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

A survey found that crude output from the 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell by 830,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April from the previous month to 20.04 million bpd

US hits record oil exports amid Strait of Hormuz blockade

The United States reached record oil export levels, surpassing an average of 5 million barrels per day, following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a route previously critical for 20% of global crude flows before traffic was halted by the Iran war

UAE leaves OPEC in blow to global oil producers’ group

The United Arab Emirates said it was quitting OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil producers’ group ​as an unprecedented energy crisis caused by the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf nations

Trump says talks with Iran could resume on Friday

U.S. President Donald Trump said there is a possibility of resuming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan on Friday, after the ceasefire was extended indefinitely

IEA: Even if Hormuz reopens, recovery will take time

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen immediately, it would take “a long time” to return to normal, with risks of rising inflation and slower economic activity