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Oil market needs close monitoring amidst “robust” summer demand, OPEC reports

Oil market needs close monitoring amidst “robust” summer demand, OPEC reports

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Oil will need to be closely watched in the coming months to ensure “a sound and sustainable market balance” during an expected surge in demand, OPEC said in its monthly oil market report.

The producers group …

Source: Reuters

Oil market yawned over Saudi cut as economic concerns cap prices -Chevron exec

Nasdaq


NEW YORK – Concern about the global economy dampened the oil market’s reaction to Saudi Arabia’s pledge to cut supplies and has capped prices this year, a Chevron CVX.N executive told Reuters on Thursday.

Benchmark Brent LCOc1 crude prices …

Source: Reuters

OPEC+ cuts attract funds back to oil market: Kemp

Nasdaq


LONDON – Portfolio investors continued heavy buying of crude oil futures and options for a second week after OPEC+ cut its production target more than expected.

 

Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 47 million …

Source: Reuters

OPEC+ sees slightly smaller oil market surplus this year, sources say

Nasdaq


LONDON – OPEC+ sees this year’s oil market as slightly less supplied than previously thought, a day ahead of a meeting at which the producer group is set to decide on its production policy for next month.

 

New …

Source: CNBC

Incident with multiple tankers in Gulf of Oman raises concerns in oil market

CNBC


U.S. officials say they are still trying to determine exactly what’s happening, but numerous reports say there’s potentially one hijacked ship in the Gulf of Oman and the status of several others is unclear.

The situation occurred as tensions …

Source: Reuters

Column-Oil market calm leaves funds without direction: Kemp

Reuters


LONDON – Hedge funds resuming buying petroleum last week, with a focus on Brent, as confidence steadied following the wave of selling and sharp drop in prices a month ago.

Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent …

Source: Reuters

Column: Oil prices find new equilibrium: Kemp

Reuters


Crude prices appear to have found a temporary equilibrium in recent weeks, with OPEC+ planning to add just enough extra production to prevent prices rising further and draw in more output from U.S. shale firms.

Brent’s six-month calendar spread …

Source: Reuters

Oil price structures show market balance returns in second half of 2021

Reuters


LONDON – The oil market is likely to be in balance in the second half of 2021, even though European coronavirus lockdowns and U.S. winter storms caused disruptions in March, crude and petroleum products market price structures showed.

After …

March 31, 2021 - 3:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, OPEC
Source: CNBC

OPEC+ is facing a ‘very delicate, fragile balancing act’ in the oil market, strategist says

CNBC


OPEC  and its allies need to find a balance between supporting oil prices and keeping U.S. crude production at bay, a strategist told CNBC this week as the oil-producing group starts to roll back supply cuts.

The alliance’s historic …

Source: Reuters

OPEC chief sees oil market moving closer to balance before key meeting

Reuters


LONDON/DUBAI – The oil market is getting closer to balance as demand gradually rises, OPEC’s secretary general said on Monday, two days before the group and ally Russia meet to decide whether to ease output curbs from August.

The …

July 13, 2020 - 10:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, OPEC
Source: Reuters

OPEC chief says oil market may have upside potential in 2020

Source: Reuters


VIENNA (Reuters) – The oil market outlook for next year may have upside potential, the secretary-general of producer group OPEC said on Tuesday, appearing to downplay any need to cut output more deeply.

The Organization of the Petroleum …

Source: Sweetcrudereport.com

Bank of America Sees Oil Gains in 2019, but That Forecast is Far from Universal

From CNBC

  • A year ahead outlook report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects Brent crude to regain its recent losses in 2019 and settle at $70 a barrel.
  • But amid mounting global uncertainty on everything from trade and monetary
December 12, 2018 - 2:03 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Finance
Oil Market Tightening: IEA Chief

Oil Market Tightening: IEA Chief

From Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global oil markets could tighten towards the end of this year due to strong demand and uncertainty of production in some oil producing nations, the head of the International Energy Agency said.

“Definitely there …

August 31, 2018 - 2:41 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News