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Oil prices climb on demand hopes after big drawdown in US crude stocks

Brent crude futures picked up 17 cents, or 0.1%, to $94.82 a barrel at 0014 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $88.63 a barrel

OPEC raises long-term oil demand view, calls for over $12 trn investment

OPEC also raised its demand forecasts for the medium term to2027, saying the figure is up by almost 2 million bpd by the endof the period from last year

Africa shows how hard it's becoming to pump crude oil: Report

Crude production in western Africa has fallen by one-third since 2010 and is expected to drop again this year

Oil prices down as top crude importer China widens Covid-19 curbs

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down $1.02, or 1.2 per cent, at $88.06

OPEC expected to stick to view of long-term global oil demand rise

Another decade or more of oil demand growth would be a boost for producers and OPEC, whose 13 members depend on oil income, and would justify continued investment in new supplies

Fuel demand to far outstrip supply until 2025: Natural gas exporters

The leader of the coalition of gas-exporting countries said on Tuesday the group expects demand for the fuel to far outstrip supply until 2025 amid a global energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine. Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Mohamed Hamel, of Algeria, said at the group's meeting in Cairo that although investment was increasing in natural gas production the countries didn't expect to have new sources of supply online for another three years. We believe that this market tightness to be with us until probably 2025 or 2026 when the new projects that are being developed will come on-stream, he said in a press conference on Tuesday attended by energy ministers from some of the coalition's members. Natural gas prices have skyrocketed worldwide following the Russian invasion of Ukraine early this year. Amid sanctions imposed on Russia's energy sector, much of European Union, which formerly depended on Russia for 40 per cent of its supply, has struggled find .

Oil prices drop as Chinese demand data shows depressed consumption

Oil prices slid on Monday after Chinese data showed that demand from the world's largest crude importer remained lacklustre in September

Weak global growth, high inflation may impact energy demand, says RIL

Company sees oil demand averaging 99.6 million barrels a day, up 1.9 per cent versus a year ago....

OPEC slashes 2022, 2023 oil demand growth view as economy slows

OPEC cuts 2022 demand growth to 2.64 million bpd from 3.1 mn bpd, but still sees demand topping pre-pandemic level in 2023; OPEC September output rises 146,000 bpd, led by Saudi

Oil prices drop again after rebound as dollar strengthens, demand weakens

Oil prices fell on Thursday after gaining more than $3 in the prior session, with a strong dollar capping oil demand and concerns over the faltering global economic outlook clouding market sentiment

Brent crude falls 3% on demand concerns, strong USD as Fed decision looms

Crude has dropped substantially after a surge close to its all-time highs in March after Russia's Ukraine invasion added to supply concerns, pressured by the prospects of recession and weaker demand

Oil prices creep higher on robust global demand, rate hike outlook

Oil prices inched higher in early trade on Wednesday as OPEC stuck to forecasts for robust global fuel demand growth, offsetting concerns of another U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week

China oil demand may shrink first time since 2002 as Covid curbs bite

China's demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel could fall by 380,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 8.09 million bpd in 2022, which would be the first contraction since 2002

Oil supported by supply threats, but likely to drop on demand fears

Oil rose on Friday supported by real and threatened cuts to supply, although crude was set for a 2nd weekly decline as aggressive interest rate hikes and China's Covid curbs weighed on demand outlook

Oil prices dip on rate-hike, demand fears; benchmarks down by 4% this week

Oil prices turned down in early trade on Friday after a slight rebound in the previous session, leaving them set to fall for a second straight week on worries that central banks' aggressive rate hikes

Oil slumps below $85 for first time since January on demand fear

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate sank below $85 while the global Brent benchmark fell below $90

Oil falls to 7-month low on renewed demand fears, rate hike expectations

Oil prices fell more than $1 on Wednesday to their lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine as COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of interest rate hikes spurred worries

Oil prices fall on renewed demand concerns, interest rate hike expectations

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of further interest rate hikes fanned concerns of a global economic recession and lower fuel demand growth

Opec+ to cut crude oil output by 100k barrels per day from October

In a step that may increase prices in India, the group has decided to reduce output quotas for October, after a fall in global oil demand outlook.

Centre aims to boost refining capacity as fuel demand continues to rise

The oil ministry has been asked by the government to prepare a report on the country's future fuel demand and refining capacity needs