Tag: oil
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4 Factors Affecting Oil Market Sentiment in the Short Term (Article)
Read in this article The economic slowdown and concerns about oil demand are back in play. Brent and West Texas Intermediate prices settled at their lowest levels in 7 weeks. America and Britain will join the European Union in banning shipping and maritime services. The market is still awaiting important details of the price ceiling…
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OPEC President calls for “caution” before adjusting oil production quotas
The head of the OPEC Conference, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, called for caution before making any change to the production quotas of the OPEC+ alliance. Obiang Lima – who chairs the 2023 OPEC conference – confirmed that it would be “wise” for the OPEC + alliance to wait until there is more clarity about the…
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The global price of a barrel of oil is turning up… and Brent crude is near $81 (update)
The global price of a barrel of oil turned upward during today’s trading, Wednesday, January 11 (2023), as fears of supply shortages overshadowed the state of economic uncertainty. Market participants were pulled in different directions by an unexpected increase in US oil and fuel inventories, global economic uncertainty and China’s reopening of its economy. The…
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Attempts to ban Russian oil did not raise global prices despite the European Union’s hardening (article)
Read in this article • EU discussions focused on a range of $65-70 per barrel as a maximum • Poland and the Baltic countries saw that the price of 65 dollars per barrel was very generous to Russia • The continued drop in Crude Oil prices last week was somewhat surprising • The OPEC+ alliance…
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The Energy Information Administration cuts oil price forecasts by 10% in 2023
The US Energy Information Administration cut oil price forecasts during the current year (2023) by more than 10%, while raising estimates of US crude production. According to the Short-Term Energy Outlook report for January 2023 – issued today, Tuesday, January 10 – it is likely that the average price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil…
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The global price of a barrel of oil rises for the third consecutive session – (Update)
The price of a barrel of oil rose globally by more than 1%, at the close of trading today, Monday, January 9 (2023), to continue its rise for the third consecutive session, amid hopes for a recovery in demand. This comes with the reopening of borders in China, the world’s largest importer of crude;…
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The global price of a barrel of oil is turning higher… and Brent crude is above $80 (update)
The global price of a barrel of oil turned upward during trading today, Tuesday, January 10 (2023), as hopes of increased demand from China overshadowed fears of an economic recession. This comes with expectations that further increases in interest rates in the United States (the largest oil user in the world) will lead to…
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Turkey will not stop buying Russian oil despite the “price ceiling” (article)
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the embargo on Russian energy exports, provided a good opportunity for Turkey to import cheap Russian oil; Moscow sold oil at a huge discount to some Asian countries and Turkey. To reduce the impact of sanctions on its oil exports. In the past 4 decades, Russia has played an important…
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Oil and gas production in Norway may rise to record levels in 2023
Oil and gas production in Norway is expected to rise to record levels in 2023, serving Europe’s aspirations to rely on the country to compensate for the lack of Russian supplies. And the Norwegian Oil Directorate revealed – today, Monday, January 9 (2023) – that Norwegian oil production is expected to increase by 6.9% this…
