US to add 40M barrels to strategic oil reserve after Iran conflict
Companies that borrowed oil from the reserve in recent months will return the crude with premiums after the conflict concludes, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said
Companies that borrowed oil from the reserve in recent months will return the crude with premiums after the conflict concludes, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said
OPEC expects robust oil demand growth and is not changing its estimates, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said, despite the Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Global oil inventories could fall to critically or historically low levels just before peak summer demand if the current pace of drawdowns continues, according to Thoril Bosoni, Head of the Oil Industry and Markets Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Another quota increase would show the group is approaching business as usual despite the disruption caused by the Strait of Hormuz closure and the unexpected exit in May of the United Arab Emirates
The world may need to reduce oil and gas consumption if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said
Other key points reported by Iran’s IRIB News included the US lifting its naval blockade on Iranian ports and the American navy leaving the waters surrounding Iran
Brent crude rose 2.5% and appeared to stabilize around $100 per barrel, amid stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran
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 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
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