OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo says prices as being driven not by fundamentals but primarily by political factors at present New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices surged on Tuesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned of severe supply risks if Russian oil is fully banned. The West …
Read More »OPEC chief warns of global oil shortage due to sanctions on Russia
Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned on Tuesday that the world cannot replace Russia’s share of oil exports, calling for energy depoliticization. “The issue at stake here is the capacity of the world to meet these perceived shortages,” OPEC Secretary General …
Read More »Top oil producers agree ‘historic’ cuts due to coronavirus crisis
Vienna, Austria | AFP | Top oil-producing countries agreed on “historic” output cuts to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis and a Russia-Saudi price war, sending crude prices soaring on Monday. The US benchmark WTI climbed 7.7 percent to $24.52 a barrel in early Asian trade while Brent was …
Read More »OPEC puts heads together over oil output cuts
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Top oil producers started a crucial meeting on Thursday to discuss a possible cut in output after a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus and a Saudi-Russian price war caused the market to crash. The video conference meeting began shortly after 1440 GMT between …
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