Category: Production

With Iran deal looming, OPEC+ weighs oil cuts

Potential OPEC+ production cuts mooted this week by Saudi Arabia may not be imminent and are likely to coincide with the return of Iran to oil markets should it clinch a nuclear deal with the West

Turkey doubles Russian oil imports

Turkey increased oil imports from Russia, including Urals and Siberian Light grades, beyond 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) so far this year compared to just 98,000 bpd for the same period of 2021

Iran oil exports could rise further after June-July increase

Iran increased its oil exports in June and July and could raise them further this month by offering a deeper discount to Russian crude for its main buyer China, firms tracking the flows said

Oil falls to 6-mth low on economic data, awaits news of Iran nuclear deal

Oil prices fell about 3% to their lowest since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as economic data spurred concerns about a potential global recession, while the market awaited clarity on talks to revive a deal that could allow more Iranian oil exports

Flavia Royón confirmed as Secretary of Energy

Royón will be accompanied by “Santiago Yanotti as Undersecretary of Electric Energy, Federico Bernal as Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons and Cecilia Garibotti as Undersecretary of Planning,” the new Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, said

Saudi Arabia sets Sept crude prices to Asia at record high

The official selling price (OSP) for September-loading Arab Light to Asia was raised by 50 cents a barrel from August to $9.80 a barrel over Oman/Dubai quotes, state oil producer Saudi Aramco said

BP to boost spending on oil and gas by $500 mln

 BP is increasing its spending on oil and gas by $500 million in response to soaring energy prices and tightening supplies, Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney said

OPEC oil output rises in July despite outages

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped 28.98 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude last month, the survey found, up 310,000 bpd from June’s revised total

G7 aim to have price cap on Russian oil in place before Dec 5

The Group of Seven richest economies aim to have a price-capping mechanism on Russian oil exports in place by Dec. 5, when European Union sanctions banning seaborne imports of Russian crude come into force, a senior G7 official said

U.S. to sell additional 20 mln barrels of oil from strategic reserve

The Biden administration said it will sell an additional 20 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a previous plan to tap the facility to calm oil prices boosted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and as demand recovers from the pandemic