Oil prices accelerate rise as OPEC+ calls off output talks
Oil prices rose, driven higher after OPEC+ nations called off talks on output levels, meaning no deal to boost production has been agreed
Oil prices rose, driven higher after OPEC+ nations called off talks on output levels, meaning no deal to boost production has been agreed
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+ 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 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
Crude exports from the world’s top exporter slipped to 5.408 million barrels per day (bpd) from 5.427 million bpd in March, while crude output edged lower to 8.134 million bpd in April
The global oil deficit is now seen at about 1 million barrels per day, Russia’s deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said, days before the OPEC+ top negotiators are to meet
Shipments from Saudi Arabia were 6.47 million tonnes last month, or 1.57 million barrels per day (bpd), hitting their lowest since October, data from the General Administration of Chinese Customs showed
The panel decided to stick to policies broadly agreed at a previous April 1 meeting of OPEC+, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said after the talks
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell to their lowest in eight months in February, the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) said, as the world’s biggest oil exporter voluntarily capped output to support oil prices
Energy giant Saudi Aramco said it has struck a 12.4-billion-dollar deal to sell a minority stake in a newly formed oil pipeline business to a consortium led by US-based EIG Global Energy Partners