Category: Production

‘Eye of fire’ on Gulf of Mexico after gas leak in underwater pipeline

A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze

OPEC+ could add 2 million bpd oil to market by December

OPEC+ is moving towards gradually adding about 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to the oil market from August to December, as the group eases back on output curbs amid a recovering global economy and an oil price rally

OPEC bullish on oil market recovery but virus variants pose risk

OPEC sees a strong rebound in oil demand in the second half of 2021 with oil inventories shrinking but the producer group also sees coronavirus variants posing a risk to the recovery

OPEC bullish on oil market recovery but virus variants pose risk

OPEC sees a strong rebound in oil demand in the second half of 2021 with oil inventories shrinking but the producer group also sees coronavirus variants posing a risk to the recovery

Russia struggles to raise oil output despite price rally

Russian oil production has declined so far in June from average levels in May despite a price rally in oil market and OPEC+ output cuts easing

Oil slips after hitting highest since 2018 before OPEC+ talks

Oil prices slipped after hitting more than 2-1/2 year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in COVID-19 cases in Asia put a brake on rally before this week’s OPEC+ meeting

India again urges OPEC to phase out oil output cuts

Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan again urged the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to phase out crude output cuts as high prices are stoking inflation

Iran says U.S. to lift oil sanctions, Germany cautious on matter

Iran said the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, although Germany cautioned that major issues remained at talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal

OPEC+ discusses further easing of oil cuts from August

OPEC+ is discussing a further easing of oil output cuts from August as oil prices rise on demand recovery, but no decision had been taken yet on the exact volume to bring back to the market, two OPEC+ sources said

China’s Saudi oil imports plunge 21%

China’s imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21 percent in May from a year earlier but retained their top ranking among suppliers for a ninth month in a row, customs data showed