In view of the current healthy market fundamentals, as reflected in the low oil inventories, and in accordance with the decision agreed upon on 5 December 2024 to start a gradual and flexible return of the 2.2 million barrels per day voluntary adjustments starting from 1 April 2025, the eight participating countries will implement a production adjustment of 411 thousand barrels per day in June 2025 from May 2025 required production level.

According to CCI data, the largest monthly increase in April was shown by shipments through the port of Kozmino +17.79%, 139 thousand tons per day.

Russia currently delivers gas to China via the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline, which is part of a US$400 billion, 30-year agreement between Gazprom and China’s CNPC which was signed in 2014.

Brent gained 43 cents to $66.98 a barrel, WTI rose 42 cents to $63.21 a barrel.

The ministry envisages in its baseline scenario of economic forecasts for 2025 that the average price for Brent will be at $68 per barrel, down from the $81.7 per barrel it assumed in its September forecasts,

Brent rose 8 cents, or 0.12%, to $66.20 a barrel , WTI gained 9 cents, or 0.14%, to $62.36 a barrel.

Brent slipped $1.10, or 1.6%, to $66.86 a barrel, WTI was at $63.57 a barrel, down $1.11, or 1.7%.

The potential for a ‘rebound’ or ‘return’ of Russian pipeline gas supplies to the European market has gained significant traction in the mainstream media

Meralco signed a two-year memorandum of cooperation with EDF, under which EDF will provide technical and strategic support to Meralco for a feasibility study focused on site activities, power system integration, and the economic viability of nuclear power in the energy mix.

Brent rose 55 cents, or 0.8%, to $66.40 a barrel , WTI was at $63.13 a barrel, up 66 cents, or 1.1%.

Brent eased 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $64.49 per barrel , WTI fell 16 cents, or 0.3%, to $61.17.

Its target scenario sees output of 540 million tons at the end of this decade and also by midcentury, a document published Monday showed. That’s equivalent to about 10.84 million barrels a day and is only marginally above volumes in 2023, the baseline for the paper. Shipments abroad are also expected to hold steady.

The global oil demand growth forecast for 2025 is revised down slightly to 1.3 mb/d, y-o-y. This minor adjustment is mainly due to received data for 1Q25 and the expected impact on oil demand given recently announced US tariffs.

Brent lost $2.38, or 3.79%, to $60.44 a barrel, WTI fell $2.46, or 4.13%, to $57.12.

Brent were up 81 cents, or 1.26%, at $65.02 per barrel, WTI rose 92 cents, or 1.52%, to $61.61.