(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
(Investing)– Oil prices slipped around $1 a barrel on Tuesday and were on track for a third straight day of declines as investors considered the impact of U.S. sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies on global supply, along with a potential OPEC+ plan to raise output. Brent crude futures were down $1.09, or 1.7%, to $64.53 a barrel at 10:44
(Oil price)– Iraq signed on Tuesday a contract with U.S. company Excelerate Energy for the country’s first floating gas platform, the office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said, as OPEC’s second-largest oil producer aims to strengthen its gas supply and energy security. As part of the agreement, Excelerate Energy will provide a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) that will be
(BOE Report) – Oilfield services giants SLB, Halliburton and Baker Hughes are turning to data centers and related artificial intelligence infrastructure work to drive their next phase of growth as they navigate slowing drilling demand and idle rigs across North America. U.S. oil producers have cut exploration budgets as prices hover in the low $60s per barrel, pressured by rising
(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports surged by 413,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, to the highest level in six months, as the world’s top crude exporter and the OPEC+ group accelerated the reversal of the production cuts. Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production also soared in August, by 521,000 bpd from July, the latest data by the Joint
(World Oil) – A record oversupply of oil will be bigger than previously estimated and the excess is already starting to build up on ocean going tankers, the International Energy Agency said. World oil supply will exceed demand by almost 4 million barrels a day next year, an unprecedented overhang in annual terms, the IEA said in its latest monthly
(BOE Report) – Bank of America on Wednesday said that if U.S.-China trade tensions intensify while OPEC+ production ramps up, Brent prices could slip below $50 a barrel. The bank maintained its Brent forecast at $61 a barrel for the final quarter of 2025 and $64 a barrel for the first half of 2026, citing a likely floor around $55. “Looking
(Oil Price)– The prospect of a contango is casting a shadow over oil markets, with the entire 2026 WTI futures curve now trading below $60 per barrel—beneath breakeven levels for most new shale wells. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Vitol’s Russel Hardy warn that prices this low could cut U.S. shale output by 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day next
(Investing) – LONDON -World oil supply is expected to closely match demand next year as the wider OPEC+ group increases production, an OPEC report showed on Monday, marking a change from last month’s outlook, which projected a supply shortfall in 2026. OPEC+ is adding more crude to the market after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other allies
(Oil Price)– Russia has raised its oil production close to the ceiling in the OPEC+ deal, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “Production is growing… Just as we are unable to decrease it quickly, we are increasing it steadily. We will fulfil our quota,” Russian news agency Interfax quoted Novak as saying. Russia’s oil production in August was
(Oil Price)– The OPEC+ group continues to return modest volumes of supply to the market, cautious not to sink oil prices as demand weakens after the summer. The production hikes are estimated to be lower than the headline figures suggest—some producers lack the capacity to boost output further, while others are compensating for previous overproduction. While the lower-than-planned production increases
(Investing.com)– Exxon Mobil signed an agreement with Iraq on Wednesday to help it develop its large Majnoon oilfield and expand its oil export infrastructure, marking a return to the country two years after leaving. OPEC’s second largest producer is looking to draw back Western oil majors and increase output constrained by years of war, corruption and sectarian tensions. Iraqi Prime Minister
