OPEC Archives — City Business News

August 14, 2023 No Responses

Oil Prices Drop Amid Concerns Over China’s Economy

Oil prices eased on Monday as concerns about China’s faltering economic recovery and a stronger dollar weighed against seven weeks of gains on tightening supply from OPEC+ output cuts. Reuters report that Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 0.84%,...

June 4, 2023 No Responses

OPEC Mulls Cut In Oil Production

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies began two days of meetings on Saturday that may culminate in further production cuts of as much as 1 million barrels per day. Reuters reports that the group faces flagging...

May 23, 2023 No Responses

Oil Extends Gains On Higher Demand

Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday with investors expecting a tighter market led by a seasonal rise in gasoline demand and supply cuts from OPEC+ producers, though concerns over the risk of a U.S. debt default capped gains. Reuters...

April 14, 2023 No Responses

OPEC Predicts 2m Barrels Per Day Shortfall By Year End

The oil market is heading for a significant shortfall of around two million barrels per day at the end of the year as a result of a production cut by major producers. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...

March 15, 2023 No Responses

OPEC Raises Chinese Oil Demand Growth Forecast

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday further raised its forecast for Chinese oil demand growth in 2023 due to the relaxation of the country’s COVID-19 curbs, although it left the global total steady, citing potential downside r...

August 25, 2022 No Responses

Oil Prices Rise On Possible OPEC Supply Cuts

Oil prices rose on Thursday on mounting supply tightness concerns amid disruptions to Russian exports, the potential for major producers to cut output, and the partial shutdown of a U.S. refinery. Brent crude rose 59 cents, or 0.6%, to $101.81...

May 5, 2022 No Responses

OPEC Raises Nigeria’s Production Quota To 1.772mbpd For June

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised Nigeria’s oil production quota from the 1.735 million barrels per day (mbpd) target approved in May 2022 to a new target of 1.772mbpd for June 2022. A statement issued...

April 3, 2022 No Responses

OPEC+ Meeting In Focus

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst At FXTM — OPEC+ is set to meet this afternoon to determine output levels for May. The cartel is widely expected to stick to its existing deal to gradually increase oil production. Any surprises...

March 21, 2022 No Responses

Japan Presses UAE To Pump More Oil

Japan on Sunday urged the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm markets rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest major consumer to lobby Gulf producers.The plea by Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi came during m...

March 10, 2022 No Responses

Why Nigeria Is Unable To Meet OPEC Quota, By Sylva

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has attributed the inability of Nigeria to meet the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota to lack of investments in oil and gas sector. Nigeria’s OPEC quota is pegged ...

January 7, 2022 No Responses

OPEC Oil Output Undershoots Target

Increase in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil output in December has again undershot the rise planned under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey found on Thursday, highlighting capacity constraints that are limiting supply as gl...

January 4, 2022 No Responses

Barkindo Hails New OPEC Sec. Gen

Secretary General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr Mohammad Barkindo, says the organisation will be in capable hands with his successor, Mr Haitham Al Ghais. Barkindo made this known in a congratulatory messa...

December 6, 2021 No Responses

OPEC To Sustain Supply Adjustments For Oil Market

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will continue with its supply adjustments for the oil market, Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo, declared at the weekend.“We will continue to do what we know best to ensure we attain stab...