OPEC

  • Crude oil prices fall to a year-low after Trump’s tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada

    Crude oil prices slumped to their lowest level this year amid concerns of weakening demands after China announced a retaliatory tariff on US crude oil imports, while the US stockpiles rose for the second consecutive week. Crude oil prices fell to their lowest level since 31 December 2024 amid the escalating US-China trade war. Investors…

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  • Oil prices climbed on Tuesday over fears of tightening global supply as the August output cuts of OPEC+ oil-producing countries approach, coupled with anticipation of more Chinese economic stimulus. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $82.65 per barrel at 10.08 a.m. local time (0708 GMT), a 0.20% gain from the closing price on Monday of…

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  • The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. Only hours before his death, he’d met with Nigeria’s president and spoken in defense of the energy industry amid increasing climate change pressure. Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday in Abuja, a spokesman for Nigeria’s petroleum…

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  • OPEC+ to cut global production by 9.7 million barrels a day

    OPEC and its oil allies, including Russia and Mexico, have agreed to cut global production by 9.7 million barrels a day starting May 1 to boost world prices that have taken a beating as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers from 23 oil producing nations held a virtual emergency meeting and reached a deal…

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  •   Energy stocks drove Wall Street higher on Wednesday in the aftermath of a rise in oil prices and OPEC production cuts. ‘The market is consolidating. To see what our next driver is, were going to watch to see if the cuts are working, if the members that agreed to them are adhering to them,’…

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