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OPEC Likely to Stick to Output Cuts for Another Month

OPEC will likely remain committed to production curbs for yet another month, the energy minister of Azerbaijan told Reuters ahead of the group’s Sunday meeting.

“OPEC+ could or couldn’t discuss oil output rollover at its next meeting. It is difficult to prejudge,” Parviz Shahbazov told the publication.

OPEC has been under pressure from the market to stick to its production cuts because of depressed prices, with any decision to reverse any part of the cuts seen as extra-bearish for the commodity. Indeed, even news reports about the possibility of a rollback have pressured prices substantially, even if the reports were not followed by the respective OPEC decision.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Rattles Canada

President-elect Donald Trump said on social media Monday he would slap import tariffs on products from China but also Mexico and Canada, sending shockwaves across the Canadian economy. Crude oil is the top Canadian export to the United States and any tariffs would interfere with flows and revenues. In posts on his platform Truth Social, Trump said […]

Marathon Oil Now Part of ConocoPhillips

Marathon Oil survives as a subsidiary. Marathon Oil shareholders received 0.255 ConocoPhillips common shares for each common share they held at Marathon Oil. ConocoPhillips paid cash for fractional shares. The total enterprise value of $22.5 billion includes $5.4 billion of net debt accrued by Marathon Oil, according to the announcement of the merger agreement May 29.