The market has tightened significantly following the economic recovery from the pandemic and supply disruption in the Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Ida
OPEC and allied countries are deciding whether to stay with their plans to gradually restoring production that was cut back during the pandemic recession or to pump more oil
OPEC and its allies are likely to stick to their existing agreement to add 400,000 barrels per day of oil to the market in November
OPEC and its allies meet on Monday to debate how much oil to release into red hot market, where supply disruptions and recovering demand from coronavirus pandemic have pushed oil above $80 per barrel.
The latest data from the group indicate that the world will continue to face an oil supply deficit in the coming months even as its members revive idle production.
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Two OPEC+ sources said the group's experts revised the 2022 oil demand growth forecast to 4.2 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the previous forecast of 3.28 million bpd.
Brent crude was down 26 cents, or 0.4%, at $72.44 by 1340 GMT, having reached $73.69 earlier, the highest since August 2
OPEC+ is likely to keep its oil output policy unchanged when the group meets on Wednesday and continue with its planned modest production increase, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters
For the week, Brent was set to end the week up a marginal 0.2%, having declined in the previous three weeks. U.S. crude was poised to remain steady over the week.
The increase in Covid cases globally have made the oil market uncertain as it has the potential to erode demand quickly
Sunday's meeting will be held virtually as have all such discussions since last year
Oil prices fell on Friday, heading for their biggest weekly drop since at least May as expectations of more supplies spooked investors, with OPEC likely to add output
Oil prices fell a third day on Friday as supply concerns continued to haunt the market, with OPEC likely to add more barrels amid expectations that demand is returning
Brent crude oil futures were up 27 cents, or 0.4%, at $74.39 a barrel by 0644 GMT
Global shares were mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices surged after a meeting of oil producing nations was postponed, with little else guiding trading after the US Independence Day holiday. France's CAC 40 dropped 0.5% in early trading to 6,534.23, while Germany's DAX lost 0.6% to 15,561.04. Britain's FTSE 100 edged down 0.2% to 7,153.81. The future for the Dow industrials inching less than 0.1% lower to 34,663.00. The S&P 500 future lost 0.1% to 4,339.88. Talks among members of the OPEC cartel and allied oil producing countries have broken off in the midst of a standoff with the United Arab Emirates over production levels. No debt has been set for the next meeting. US benchmark crude rose $1.28 to $76.43 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added 24 cents to $77.40 per barrel. With oil prices pushing toward $80 a barrel, that raises the risk of a price war if the conflict escalates, like in March last year, Harpreet Bhal of ActivTrades said in a commentary. Higher ..
If there's no increase in production, then oil at $85 to $90 a barrel is on the cards, Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of industry consultant FGE, said in a Bloomberg TV interview
The United Arab Emirates, the group's fourth-biggest producer, argued against a deal proposed by Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend quota limits until the end of next year
What happens next will determine whether the breakdown of talks -- which sent crude climbing toward $80 a barrel -- could escalate into a conflict as bitter and destructive at last year's price war.