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OPEC oil output lowest since at least 2000 as US blockade squeezes Iran, Reuters survey shows

June 10, 2026

(Investing) – LONDON- OPEC oil output in May hit its lowest in more than two decades, a Reuters survey found, as a U.S. naval blockade cut Iran’s exports and Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz slashed exports by other Gulf producers. Output by the 11-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell by 1.06 million barrels per day month-on-month

OPEC oil output falls to lowest level in over two decades

May 11, 2026

(Investing) – OPEC crude production dropped by 830,000 barrels per day in April to 20.04 million bpd, marking the lowest output in more than 20 years. April’s production level represents the lowest OPEC output since at least 2000, excluding membership changes, and falls below the levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when demand collapsed. The decline came as the

Argentina’s shale boom propels it past Colombia in oil output

December 31, 2025

(Oil Price)– Argentina, in a surprise development, overtook Colombia to become South America’s fourth-largest oil producer. The country is undergoing a once-in-a-generation unconventional hydrocarbon boom, which began with Buenos Aires nationalizing integrated energy major YPF in 2012. Since then, Argentina’s oil and natural gas output has kept soaring higher, regularly hitting new monthly highs as volumes of shale oil and gas

OPEC+ members to undergo annual oil capacity audit under new plan, sources say

December 2, 2025

(Investing)– OPEC+ members will undergo an annual assessment of their oil production capacity starting next year for use in 2027, OPEC+ sources said, to ensure that the group sets output quotas that are more closely aligned with each country’s real capacity. This follows an agreement reached on Sunday which marks progress in resolving what has been a thorny issue for

Petrobras hikes dividend as production surge offsets lower oil prices

November 7, 2025

(Oil Price)– Petrobras will be paying higher dividends for the third quarter compared to the second quarter as production and earnings jumped sequentially, the Brazilian state-owned oil giant said. Petrobras booked a net income of $6 billion for the third quarter, up by 2.7% on the year and a 27.3% jump on the quarter, despite the decline in oil prices. Higher production

ExxonMobil ramps up global output with early Yellowtail startup and Permian gains

October 31, 2025

(World Oil)– ExxonMobil reported third-quarter 2025 earnings of $7.5 billion, highlighting record upstream performance across its global portfolio, led by major gains in the Permian basin and offshore Guyana. Companywide production averaged 4.8 million boe per day, up 139,000 boed from the prior quarter. ExxonMobil’s Permian production hit a record 1.7 MMboed, while Guyana output exceeded 700,000 boed, marking another

Oil prices fall for a third straight month as OPEC+ considers boosting output

October 31, 2025

(Oil Price)- Weak factory activity in China, a stronger U.S. dollar, and reports that OPEC+ is going to add more barrels to production in December have combined to push oil prices lower, setting them on a course to their third monthly decline in a row. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $64.61 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $60.16

Oil settles lower as OPEC plans to increase oil output

October 28, 2025

(Investing)– Oil prices settled marginally lower on Monday as OPEC’s plans to increase oil output once again outweighed hopes of a trade deal framework between the U.S. and China and renewed U.S. sanctions on Russia. Brent crude futures were down about 32 cents, or nearly 0.5%, at $65.62 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures closed 19 cents or 0.3% lower

TotalEnergies sees slight profit increase on higher oil output

October 16, 2025

(World Oil)– TotalEnergies SE said its third-quarter profit and cash flow may rise slightly after oil and gas output increased and refining margins jumped from a year earlier, outweighing a drop in crude prices. Despite a drop in oil price of $10 per barrel year-on-year, the results and cash flow from business segments should be flat to 5% higher thanks

IMF ups Saudi Arabia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4% as oil output rises

October 14, 2025

(BOE Report)– The International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2025 economic growth forecast for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday due to a faster-than-expected unwinding of oil production cuts in the world’s top crude exporter. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF lifted its forecast for Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth in 2025 to 4%, from 3% it projected in April. Growth in

Guyana’s oil output rose to 685,000 barrels per day in August

September 24, 2025

(BOE Report) – Guyana’s oil production increased to 685,000 barrels per day in August from 664,000 bpd the previous month, boosted by the start-up of the fourth floating output facility in the South American country, government data seen on Wednesday showed. A consortium led by U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil, which controls all oil and gas output in Guyana, earlier this

OPEC+ seen further raising oil production on Sunday, sources say

August 1, 2025

(BOE Report)– OPEC+ will likely approve another oil output hike on Sunday, sources familiar with the discussions said, adding that the producer group was still debating the final size of the increase for September. OPEC+, which pumps about half of the world’s oil, has been curtailing production for several years to support the market. But it reversed course this year

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