Friday, August 8, 2025
Goldman keeps Brent oil forecast, but flags downside risks to demand- oil and gas 360

Goldman keeps Brent oil forecast, but flags downside risks to demand

(BOE Report)– Goldman Sachs on Sunday reiterated its oil price forecast with Brent averaging $64 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $56 in 2026, but expects an increasing range of risks to its baseline estimates from recent developments. “Increasing pressure on Russia and Iran sanctioned oil supply poses an upside risk to our price forecast, especially given

bp hits oil at deepwater Brazil exploration well- oil and gas 360

bp hits oil at deepwater Brazil exploration well

(World Oil)– bp today announced an oil and gas discovery at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil. bp drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin, 404 km (218 nautical miles) from Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of 2,372 m. The well was drilled to a total depth of 5,855 m.

Venezuela's Oil Exports Fell 10% in July- oil and gas 360

Venezuela’s oil exports fell 10% in July

(Oil Price)– Venezuela’s crude and fuel exports fell in July by some 10% from June to average 727,000 barrels per day (bpd), as Chevron and other partners of state oil firm PDVSA were waiting for U.S. authorizations to resume operations and exports that were prohibited in May. Venezuela also exported about 227,000 metric tons of oil by-products and petrochemicals last

Oil majors win $4.2 billion environmental dispute in Kazakh court- oil and gas 360

Oil majors win $4.2 billion environmental dispute in Kazakh court

(World Oil)– Partners in Kazakhstan’s second-largest oil field won a case in a local court over environmental fine that could have exceeded $4 billion, the venture said. Kazakhstan previously sought to fine the Kashagan oil field venture partners for about 2.3 trillion tenge, or $5.1 billion at the time but $4.2 billion at current exchange rates. “We welcome the Appellate Court’s decision

Oil falls as OPEC+ output hike adds to oversupply concerns- oil and gas 360

Oil falls as OPEC+ output hike adds to oversupply concerns

(Investing) – NEW YORK/LONDON -Oil prices fell to their lowest in a week on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to another large output increase in September, adding to oversupply concerns after U.S. data showed lacklustre fuel demand in the top consuming nation. Brent crude futures fell 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $69.24 a barrel by 11:39 a.m. ET (1539 GMT), while U.S. West