Both US and UK crude rallied on Friday following a flabbergasting US employment data that revealed the US economy had added 2.5 million jobs in May, leading to a decline of unemployment rate to 13.3 per cent from a record 14.7 per cent a month earlier and insanely beating an analysts’ estimate of a drop…
The tanker market has gone through some major shifts in demand and fundamentals in the past few months, as a result of the pandemic and its effect on crude oil demand. However, as the contango plays which emanated from this, start to fade, a return to the market’s fundamentals is bound to shift tanker demand…
Under pressure in Libya–where it’s gone head-to-head with General Haftar in an ongoing battle to decide who gets to ultimately control the country’s oil revenues–and floundering in Syria, Turkey is once again upping the ante in the Mediterranean, this time preparing to issue new oil and gas exploration licenses in direct confrontation with the European…
OPEC, Russia and their allies hold talks on Saturday on extending record oil production cuts that have doubled oil prices since April and will push countries such as Iraq and Nigeria to deliver better compliance with the curbs. Nigeria’s oil minister said he expected an extension deal, which already has the backing of Russia and…
BENGHAZI, Libya, Production at Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield was gradually restarting on Saturday after a blockade closed the 300,000 barrels-per-day field for more than four months, two engineers from the field said. The restart at the field in southwest Libya followed a rapid military retreat by forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar, whose allies…
The Liberian Government is seeking interest from companies on participating in the offshore license round, which was open since April 10, 2020. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has decided to move the bidding rounds online in order to restrict coronavirus transmission. Early this year, President Dr. George M. Weah announced the opening…
NEW DELHI : With fuel demand recovering due to the easing of lockdown restrictions and Brent crude oil trading above $40, state-run fuel retailers today increased the price of petrol and diesel by 60 paise a litre each. This is the first time in around 80 days that oil marketing companies have changed the base…
New Delhi, Weeks after the coronavirus lockdown led to fuel sales nosediving to record lows, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation”s largest oil firm, sees demand returning with the resumption of economic activities. The company said though it is on track to spend the approved capital expenditure for 2020-21, it has “critically examined all capex…
The road transport and highways ministry has mandated a special identification for Bharat Stage (BS) VI four wheeler vehicles from October 1. The government has called for providing a green strip on the sticker of registration details on the BS VI four wheelers, such that these vehicles can be identified easily. This will be applicable…
MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON: OPEC, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost 10% of global supplies from the market. The group, known as OPEC+, also demanded countries such as Nigeria and…
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