#Crude Oil

Crude oil market on tenterhooks over OPEC meet. Image credit: Getty Images

Oil watchers predict OPEC+ to maintain steady supply

Forecasters predict OPEC+ to keep output steady due to demand in China, and the current curbs, should rapidly deplete world inventories

UAE increase petrol price

UAE raises fuel prices for May 2023

The fuel price committee marginally increased petrol prices by 15 fils for the month of May

Oil steadies after surge with supplies and stockpiles in focus

West Texas Intermediate traded above $81 a barrel after rallying by 2.2 per cent on Tuesday

Oil prices surges after OPEC+ cuts

Oil surges after OPEC+ makes unexpected crude production cut

Oil prices surged after OPEC+ pledged to make production cuts starting next month that will exceed one million barrels a day

Oil eases at week’s open after top central banks warn on rates

Oil eases at week’s open after top central banks warn on rates

Crude prices are on course for a third consecutive monthly drop in what would be the longest losing run in more than two years

Oil extends losses as traders weigh Iran supply, demand outlook

Oil extends losses as traders weigh Iran supply, demand outlook

Oil is still up around 20 per cent this year and the surge in energy prices over the first half have underpinned record earnings for producers

OPEC sees global oil market tipping into surplus this quarter

OPEC cut forecasts for the amount of crude it will need to pump in the third quarter by 1.24 million barrels a day to 28.27 million a day

Oil edges lower as market tightness eases, pipeline restarts

Oil edges lower as market tightness eases, pipeline restarts

West Texas Intermediate declined toward $91 a barrel in early Asian trading

Oil steadies as Traders weigh Russian pipeline halt, stockpiles

Oil steadies as Traders weigh Russian pipeline halt, stockpiles

West Texas Intermediate held above $90 after edging higher on August 9

Oman posts $2bn surplus in first half on high oil, gas

Oman has implemented a series of reforms to balance its budget and lower its debt, including the introduction of value-added tax last year

Oil steadies as Traders weigh Russian pipeline halt, stockpiles

Oil extends 10% weekly drop as demand concerns spur caution

Investors have backed away from commodities in recent months as slowing growth feeds concern that energy usage will drop

Saudi Arabia raises oil prices for Asia to record levels

State producer Saudi Aramco increased its Arab Light grade for next month’s shipments to Asia to $9.80 a barrel

Oil declines as OPEC+ decision on production takes center stage

Oil declines as OPEC+ decision on production takes center stage

Ahead of the OPEC+ session, the American Petroleum Institute reported that US crude stockpiles expanded by more than 2 million barrels

Oil August 1

Oil drops at start of week as China data raises demand concerns

West Texas Intermediate dropped toward $98 a barrel after sinking almost 7 per cent in July

Oil extends gains after US crude stockpiles drop, exports soar

Oil extends gains after US crude stockpiles drop, exports soar

West Texas Intermediate futures climbed near $98 a barrel after closing 2.4 per cent higher in the previous session

Oil August 1

Saudi crude exports set to rise in July on stronger China flows

Shipments for June were the lowest since September

OPEC+

OPEC+ agrees on 648,000 bpd hike in July, August

The next meeting will be held on June 30, 2022

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Japan increases crude oil imports from the UAE

Japan’s total oil imports in March amounted to 89.15 million barrels, compared to 78.51 million barrels in February

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Oman posts $545m budget surplus on higher oil prices, tax

Oman has implemented a series of reforms to bridge the budget gap and lower its debt, including the introduction of a 5 per cent value-added tax last year

Saudi Arabia to ship gas to South Korea and take CO2 back

The state-run energy company already uses carbon dioxide to pump more crude out of the ground in a process known as enhanced oil recovery

World’s biggest oil firm Saudi Aramco sells $8bn in bonds

Aramco sold $8bn in tranches maturing in three, five, 10, 30 and 50 years

Oil extends gains on signs OPEC+ edging toward keeping cuts

The producer group is considering keeping additional supply off the market for three to six months

UAE oil reserves total 97.8bn barrels in 2019

Natural gas production in the UAE reached 109.8 billion cubic feet in 2019

World Bank sees 5.2% contraction in MENA, in line with IMF

The dual shock of lower Brent prices and the coronavirus pandemic this year has taken an especially heavy toll on the region

UAE exports 24.8% of Japan’s crude oil needs in August

Japan’s total crude oil import in August equalled 73.189 million barrels