Saturday, August 15, 2026

Oil prices near $75 as Russia extends output cut through June

Oil Price Russia will continue its 500,000 barrel per day crude oil production cut through the end of June this year, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday.     Russia first announced the 500,000 bpd production cut in February after Novak warned that there was a risk of lower oil production this year due to EU import

IEA: Russia’s oil revenues are dwindling due to sanctions- oil and gas 360

IEA: Russia’s oil revenues are dwindling due to sanctions

Oil Price Russian revenues from oil fell in February as exports declined after the EU embargo on oil product imports from Russia by sea, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.   Last month, Russia’s total oil exports dropped by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 7.5 million bpd as the EU embargo on refined oil products came into

Oil slips as dollar firms, Russia pipeline halt limits slide- oil and gas 360

Oil slips as dollar firms, Russia pipeline halt limits slide

BOE Report Oil prices edged lower on Monday as a stronger dollar discouraged buying though losses were limited by supply concerns after Russia halted exports to Poland via a key pipeline. West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude futures (WTI) traded at $75.88, down by 51 cents or 0.67%. Benchmark Brent crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.50%, at $82.40 a

Putin issues a new nuclear warning to the West- oil and gas 360

Putin issues a new nuclear warning to the West

Oil Price In his latest speech, Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine and the West for “provoking” Russia into invading Ukraine. Putin also issued a new warning to the West by suspending Russia’s participation in a major nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S.   In his two-hour-long state of the nation address today, Putin accused the West and Ukraine of starting the war

Russia says it will cut oil production over Western caps- oil and gas 360

Russia says it will cut oil production over Western caps

Yahoo Finance MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced Friday that will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month after Western countries capped the price of its crude over its action in Ukraine. “As of today, we fully sell all our crude output, but as we stated before, we will not sell oil to those who directly or indirectly adhere to

Iraq to discuss with U.S. how to pay Russian energy firms, Iraqi foreign minister says- oil and gas 360

Iraq to discuss with U.S. how to pay Russian energy firms, Iraqi foreign minister says

US News BAGHDAD – Iraq will discuss with Washington this week how to pay dues owed to Russian oil companies despite sanctions, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Monday.   “We will discuss this problem with the American side. There are sanctions in place that should not be imposed on the Iraqi side because the cooperation with Russian companies is

Russia sees no reason to cut its oil product output- oil and gas 360

Russia sees no reason to cut its oil product output

Oil Price Russia sees no need to reduce its output of petroleum products as the EU embargo on imports of Russian fuels kicks in on February 5, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Friday. “We will analyze what the effects of the embargo will be. So far we have no reason to believe that we will see a sharp reduction in

Western tankers ramp up Russian oil shipments under price cap- oil and gas 360

Western tankers ramp up Russian oil shipments under price cap

Nasdaq MOSCOW – Western oil tankers ramped up their shipments of Russian crude in January as prices for Moscow’s flagship Urals grade held below an international price cap, according to market sources and Eikon data. The Group of Seven nations (G7), Australia and the 27 European Union countries placed a price limit on Russian crude oil of $60 per barrel on Dec.

Oil falls as rate hikes loom and Russian flows stay strong- oil and gas 360

Oil falls as rate hikes loom and Russian flows stay strong

CNBC Oil prices extended losses on Monday as looming increases to interest rates by major central banks and signs of strong Russian exports offset rising Middle East tension over a drone attack in Iran and hopes of higher Chinese demand. Investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, followed the day after by half-point

Putin attempts to undermine oil price cap as global energy markets fracture- oil and gas 360

Putin attempts to undermine oil price cap as global energy markets fracture

CNBC Russia’s announcement of an oil export ban on countries that abide by a G-7 price cap is the latest sign that we’ve entered a new era for global energy markets, according to analysts.   But they also note it’s unlikely to have a short-term impact on oil prices, with markets taking their cues from data and concrete actions rather than words.

Russia says Europe will struggle to replace its oil products-oil and gas 360

Russia says Europe will struggle to replace its oil products

Oil Price Europe will find it difficult to replace Russian crude oil and product supply once the full effect of the EU embargoes on Russian petroleum products is felt, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.   “Europe used to be a key market for the sale of our oil products. Let us wait and see which decisions they

The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis- oil and gas 360

The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis

Nasdaq For the energy industry, 2022 will be remembered as the year Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerated a global energy crisis.   The invasion, and subsequent Western sanctions, heaped new pressures on oil and gas supplies already strained from the rapid economic rebound from the pandemic. The world’s top energy companies beat a hasty retreat from Russia and wrote off tens of