(Investing) – Seven leading OPEC+ oil-producing countries are likely to agree to a modest increase in July output when they meet on June 7, according to a Reuters report on Thursday. The monthly target set by the seven core members is expected to rise by approximately 188,000 barrels per day, though delivery for several nations remains disrupted by the Iran war.
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – If the first Gray Swan revealed itself beneath Iran’s tanks and the second hovered over the Strait of Hormuz, the third emerges where markets are most reluctant to linger: in the forward curve and the implications it quietly refuses to accept. This is not a forecast. It is a thought exercise
(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
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – (Part 3 of 6) – Energy Demand does not grow in a straight line, and it does not respond neatly to narratives. It responds to Demand. Demand for rebuilding, stability, and the slow work of improving how people live. That reality is often missing from modern oil and gas commentary,
(World Oil) – OPEC’s crude production fell to a new 36-year low last month as the Iran war continued to choke off exports from the Persian Gulf and forced further shut-ins, according to a Bloomberg survey. Output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries declined by 420,000 bpd to 20.55 MMbpd in April, the lowest since 1990, driven by deeper
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – No oilfield on earth better illustrates the intersection of geology, law, capital markets, technology, and geopolitics than the Permian Basin. Spanning West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the Permian today produces more crude oil than any basin in the world, exceeding the output of most OPEC member states and rivaling entire nations.
(BOE Report) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s military forays in Venezuela and Iran have weakened OPEC more than anyone thought possible just months ago. The White House may view this as a major win, but it may ultimately leave both the U.S. and energy markets worse off. For decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, under its de facto
(Oil Price) – OPEC’s second-largest producer, Iraq, is offering huge discounts of up to $33.40 per barrel off the official selling prices for its crude that has to move through the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq’s oil production and exports have been severely crippled due to the hostilities in the Middle East and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which
(Oil & Gas 360) – The United Arab Emirates’ decision to exit OPEC after roughly six decades is one of the most consequential developments in the modern oil market, not because it alters global supply overnight, but because it exposes the structural limits of cartel governance in a world of diverging producer incentives. The move comes amid wider global fragmentation. Multilateral
(World Oil) – OPEC+ is likely to agree another symbolic production increase for June, in the group’s first move since the surprise departure of the United Arab Emirates, three delegates said. Seven major nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will probably add 188,000 bpd to their output target during a video conference on Sunday, two of the delegates said,
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – (Part 1 of 6) – The oil and gas industry has already lived through the future everyone now claims to fear. It wasn’t caused by climate policy, geopolitics, or energy transition rhetoric. It was caused by us. From the early 2000s through roughly 2014, the market rewarded one thing above all else:
(By Oil & Gas 360) – The United Arab Emirates stepping away from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ framework would mark one of the most consequential shifts in oil market governance in decades. For a group that has long relied on cohesion, quota discipline, and the political alignment of its core Gulf members, the loss of a major, technically capable
