Sunday, July 19, 2026

OPEC Sees U.S. Shale Oil Powering Ahead After Cuts Boost Prices

From Bloomberg OPEC said shale oil production will grow considerably faster than expected over the next four years after the group’s output cuts triggered a crude-price recovery that helped U.S. producers. North American shale output will soar to 7.5 million barrels a day in 2021, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said in its World Oil Outlook report on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia Says Only Private Accounts Suspended in Crackdown

From Bloomberg Saudi Arabia said it has only frozen the bank accounts of individuals and not those of the companies they own or manage, as the kingdom seeks to ease tension among global investors over a crackdown that’s seen princes and billionaires arrested. The action, described by Saudi authorities as an anti-corruption drive, applies only to individual accounts held by