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As Oil Struggles To Hit $90, Will OPEC+ Cut Production Again Soon?

OPEC+ has extended its production cuts totaling 3.66 million bpd until 2025.
Further production cuts by OPEC+ could impact global oil prices and economic stability, particularly affecting China and the U.S.
Prominent OPEC countries may be reluctant to risk lower oil prices, as doing so could jeopardize the budgets for their ambitious national spending programs.

Oil Markets Wrongfooted By Change In Speculative Buying

Last week, oil prices logged a third straight weekly decline, sinking to the lowest level since mid-July as concerns about demand continue to replace the fear of production outages related to the Middle East conflict. Front-month Nymex crude for December delivery rose 1.9% Friday but settled -4.1% for the week to $77.17/bbl, while January Brent crude recorded a similar weekly decline to $81.43/bbl. December gasoline was down -0.5% for the week to $2.19/gal while December diesel fell -6.2% to $2.74/gal.

Trinidad launches giant shallow-water auction

 Trinidad and Tobago has launched an oil and gas bid round with 13 shallow-water blocks on offer, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The 13 blocks are located on the continental shelf near producing concessions. According to Reuters, bids for the round will close on April 2, 2024. The offerings are more than double the country’s previous […]