It's the sovereign right of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to decide on the oil production capacities, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday. Refraining from commenting on the controversial decision of OPEC on cutting oil production by two million barrels a day, which has taken the world by surprise, Puri said it is likely to be scrutinized very carefully. During an interaction with a group of Indian reporters, he said that India as one of the major consumers of oil and gas also has a major say in the global oil market. "India is not a part of OPEC. India is at the receiving end of OPEC decisions..., he said in response to a question. I have always traditionally taken the view, it is their sovereign right to decide what they wish to do, how much oil they want to produce and how much they want to put into the market, Puri said when asked about the decision of OPEC countries to cut oil production. But I always say that all of t
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that India will navigate through the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production from November
A higher than expected production cut by the group will add to the strain on government finances
The OPEC+ on Wednesday announced its decision to cut crude oil output by 2 million barrels per day, the new production cap levels will come into force from November 2022.
Brent crude oil prices remained near three-week highs of $92.9 per barrel as of late Thursday
Oil prices rose for a fourth session on Thursday, with Brent at a three-week high, after OPEC+ agreed to further tighten global crude supply
The potential OPEC+ cut could spur a recovery in oil prices that have dropped to about $90 from $120 three months ago due to fears of a global economic recession, rising US rates and a stronger USD
Oil has risen so far this week in anticipation of the largest output cut by OPEC+ since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, said Fiona Cincotta, senior financial markets analyst at City Index
Oil prices moderated very slightly on Wednesday after gaining more than 3% in the previous session ahead of a meeting of OPEC+ producers to discuss a big cut in crude output
OPEC+ is considering its biggest production cut since 2020 as it tries to stabilize oil prices, a move that risks cranking up tensions with Washington
U.S. crude futures rose 46 cents, or 0.6%, to $84.09 a barrel, having gained more than 5% in the previous session.
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Brent crude futures rebounded $3.46, or 4.1%, to $88.60 a barrel by 0915 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 4.3%, or $3.39, at $82.88
Oil prices jumped more than 3% in early Asian trade on Monday as OPEC+ considers cutting output of up to 1 million barrels per day at a meeting this week to support the market
The OPEC+ oil cartel will meet in Vienna at the ministerial level on October 5 to discuss future output strategy, according to a statement issued by the organisation
Analysts believe further sell offs in oil markets could see OPEC+ intervene to support prices by collectively reducing their output
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After rising over 320 points in intra-day trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared all gains to settle 48.99 points or 0.08 per cent lower at 59,196.99.
OPEC+ meeting: While analysts said the current output cut is insignificant to move the needle on oil prices, they cautioned that more output cuts may push oil prices higher, impacting India
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.