Iranian crude production has risen in recent months, hitting 2.14 million b/d in February, a 190,000 b/d increase from a 33-year low of 1.95 million b/d in August.

Brent fell 96 cents, or 1.5%, to $63.90 a barrel. WTI was at $60.56 a barrel, down 89 cents, or 1.5%.

Brent rose $1.94, or 3.1%, to $64.68 a barrel. WTI was up $2.10, or 3.6%, at $61.26 a barrel.

Самое важное достигнутое решение – начать с 1 мая общее восстановление добычи странами ОПЕК+ в течение трёх месяцев. Так, в мае общее увеличение составит 350 тыс. баррелей в сутки, в июне – тот же объём, в июле – 441 тыс. баррелей в сутки.

The OPEC+ alliance will raise its collective output caps by 350,000 b/d in May, another 350,000 b/d in June, and 441,000 b/d in July.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-марте 2021 года сложилась в размере $59,8 за баррель, в январе-марте 2020 года - $48,18 за баррель.

The Worldwide Rig Count for March was 1,231, down 38 from the 1,270 counted in February 2021,

U.S. Rig Count is up 13 from last week at 430, Canada Rig Count is down 12 from last week to 69

Brent was up by 91 cents, or 1.5%, at $63.65 a barrel. WTI was up 99 cents, or 1.7%, at $60.15 a barrel.

The positives offer hope, but we need to remember that the environment remains challenging, complex and uncertain, with the market volatility we have witnessed in the last two weeks of March a reminder of the fragility facing economies and oil demand.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels to 501.8 million barrels.

Brent rose 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $64.46 a barrel. WTI climbed 26 cents, or 0.4%, to $60.81 a barrel.

OPEC+ will discuss whether to revive part of the 1.2 million barrels a day of output it’s committed to returning to the market in installments this year. At the same time, the Saudis will review the status of an additional 1 million barrel-a-day cut they have been making since February to accelerate the process of clearing the lingering oil glut.

Brent was down 21 cents, or 0.3%, at $65.19 a barrel. WTI was up 19 cents, or 0.3%, at $61.75 a barrel.

Faltering oil prices in recent days after a weeks-long surge to around $70/b have many analysts forecasting that the OPEC+ group of producers may largely roll over their quotas for at least another month.