Upstream
2024, January, 22, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $78, WTI ABOVE $73
Brent fell 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $78.47 a barrel, WTI inched up 11 cents to $73.52 a barrel.
2024, January, 22, 06:55:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND 2025: +1.8 MBD
The global oil demand growth forecast for 2024 remains unchanged at 2.2 mb/d, with the OECD growing by around 0.3 mb/d and the non-OECD by about 2.0 mb/d. The global oil demand growth in 2025 is expected to see a robust growth of 1.8 mb/d, y-o-y. The OECD is expected to grow by 0.1 mb/d, y-o-y, while demand in the non-OECD is forecast to increase by 1.7 mb/d.
2024, January, 18, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $78, WTI BELOW $73
Brent gained 28 cents to $78.16 a barrel , WTI rose 34 cents at $72.90.
2024, January, 11, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $77, WTI BELOW $72
Brent rose 21 cents, or 0.27%, to $77.01 a barrel. WTI gained 20 cents, or 0.28%, to reach $71.57 a barrel.
2024, January, 11, 06:30:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 55 TO 1,739
The Worldwide Rig Count for December was 1,739, down 55 from the 1,794 counted in November 2023, and down 95, from the 1,834 counted in December 2022.
2024, January, 9, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $76, WTI NEAR $71
Brent frose 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $76.30 a barrel. WTI inched up 0.1%, or 6 cents, to $70.83 a barrel.
2023, December, 21, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $79, WTI NEAR $74
Brent fell 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.48 a barrel. WTI was at $74 a barrel, also down 22 cents or 0.3%.
2023, December, 15, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $77, WTI NEAR $72
Brent rose 40 cents to $77.01 a barrel, WTI climbed 40 cents to $71.98.
2023, December, 6, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $77, WTI ABOVE $72
Brent climbed 1 cents to $77.21 a barrel, WTI were down 4 cents at $72.28 a barrel.
2023, December, 6, 06:50:00
OPEC+ CUTS 2.2 MBD
These additional voluntary cuts are announced by the following OPEC+ countries : Saudi Arabia (1,000 thousand b/d); Iraq (223 thousand b/d); United Arab Emirates (163 thousand b/d); Kuwait (135 thousand b/d); Kazakhstan (82 thousand b/d); Algeria (51 thousand b/d); and Oman (42 thousand b/d) starting 1st of January until the end of March 2024.
2023, December, 6, 06:15:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 17 TO 1,794
The Worldwide Rig Count for November was 1,794, up 17 from the 1,777 counted in October 2023, and down 96, from the 1,890 counted in November 2022.
2023, November, 30, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $83, WTI NEAR $78
Brent fell 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.95 a barrel, WTI rose 12 cents, or 0.2%, at $77.98 a barrel.
2023, November, 30, 06:30:00
BRITAIN NEEDS WARMTH
Right now, 6.3 million UK households are in fuel poverty, according to National Energy Action. That’s up from 4.5 million, recorded in October 2021, when Europe’s energy crunch began, it said. Over the last three months, millions have been using appliances like ovens or going to bed early to stay warm, the study showed.
2023, November, 27, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $80, WTI ABOVE $75
Brent fell 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $80.21 a barrel, WTI were at $75.18 a barrel, down 36 cents, or 0.5%.
2023, November, 27, 06:55:00
OPEC+ ONLINE MEETING
With global oil demand set to moderate in the first quarter of 2024, the OPEC+ alliance appears set to extend its production cuts, though the duration is yet to be determined, analysts say. As well, deeper cuts could be considered, some OPEC+ officials have hinted.