(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
(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
(World Oil) – The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC and its wider alliance, OPEC+, dealing a blow to the group and its leader Saudi Arabia as the global oil industry grapples with the massive supply disruption caused by the Iran war. The UAE’s exit May 1 after six decades of membership is a significant loss for the group, which
(BOE Report) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rose to 7.276 million barrels per day in February, from 6.993 million bpd in January, while crude output hit its highest level since October 2022, Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) data showed on Tuesday. Saudi production in February was about 10.882 million bpd, the JODI data showed, up from 10.100 million bpd
(Oil & Gas 360) – The Middle East remains the center of gravity in global energy, but it is no longer viewed as a stable foundation. It is now both the system’s anchor and its primary fault line. No other region combines scale, cost advantage, and spare capacity the way the Middle East does. Saudi Arabia and the UAE continue
(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia is expected to ship in May halve the crude volumes to China it supplies in April as the Kingdom hiked its official selling prices while part of the supply is trapped in the Middle East due to the war. Saudi Arabia, the single biggest crude oil exporter in the world, is expected to send about
(Investing) – Oil prices were poised for their biggest weekly declines since last June but remain elevated near $100 a barrel on concerns over supplies from Saudi Arabia and limited flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down 36 cents, or 0.4%, at $95.56 a barrel by 1317 GMT. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 15 cents, or around 0.2%,
(BOE Report) – Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West oil pipeline, currently its only outlet for crude exports, was hit in an Iranian attack and other facilities in the kingdom were also targeted, an industry source told Reuters on Wednesday. The pipeline was diverting around 7 million barrels per day (bpd) from the kingdom’s oil heartland in the east to the Red
(Oil Price) – Days before it is slated to announce pricing for May-loading cargoes for Asia, the world’s top crude exporter, Saudi Arabia, is unsure how the typical price mechanism could apply and is under pressure from buyers to switch to alternative pricing, as the war is upending oil flows and roiling regional benchmarks. Saudi Arabia typically announces around the fifth
(BOE Report) – Saudi Arabia is increasing its oil production and exports as part of a contingency plan in case any U.S. strike on Iran disrupts supplies from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday. The Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the plan. U.S. President Donald
(BOE Report) – Crude oil exports from the world’s largest oil exporter fell to 6.988 million barrels per day, down from 7.378 million bpd in November and its lowest since September, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative showed on Thursday. Saudi Arabia’s crude output stood at about 10.084 million bpd in December, its highest since April 2023. Output in
(World Oil)– Saipem has won two offshore Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO) in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing its position as a leading EPC contractor in the Kingdom. The contracts are worth approximately $600 million, and expand Saipem’s long-standing partnership with Aramco. The first work package (CRPO 162), spanning 32 months, covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation of roughly 34 km of pipeline—ranging from
