American Petroleum Institute figures show surprise increase in inventory while, investors are reining in expectations for US rate cuts
•Declares Nigeria’s technical oil production potential stands at 2.26m bpd
•APPO to announce headquarters of proposed African Energy Bank next month
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
The Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF) recorded a total inflow of US$1.06 billion in 2023 despite economic headwinds.
Standard Chartered has predicted very little incremental growth in US crude oil supply in 2024.
Stanchart sees y/y growth U.S. crude production growth decelerating strongly and even turn negative in December 2024.
StanChart says the deceleration in supply growth is the result of capex barely meeting high natural decline rates in shale oil production.
A Nigerian solar plant and an Azerbaijan wind farm were among the 55 projects that received financing worth $1.7 billion from the OPEC Fund for International Development in 2023.
Aligned with the multilateral development finance institution’s Climate Action Plan, support for renewable energy projects constituted nearly 60 percent of all lending in the energy sector, according to a press release.
il prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by lacklustre economic activity in leading crude importer China, but a first monthly gain since September remained in sight as flaring tensions in the Middle East heightened supply concerns.
HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – A reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors would hurt the OPEC country’s ability to collect cash from its oil exports, crimp new energy investments and raise the risks of domestic fuel scarcity, analysts and executives said.
Loadings of Russian and Kazakhstan oil onto marine tankers at Russia’s second-largest export terminal on the Baltic Sea, Ust-Luga, have resumed at around midday on Monday after coming to a standstill in the early morning hours on Sunday when captains ordered vessels to be pulled back to sea due to security concerns, marine traffic data suggests.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024 and said 2025 will see a robust increase in oil use, led by China and the Middle East.
OPEC, in a monthly report, said world oil demand will rise by 1.85 million barrels per day in 2025. For 2024, OPEC saw demand growth of 2.25 million bpd, unchanged from last month.
Higher global economic growth and solid activity in China will see robust world oil demand growth of 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025, OPEC said on Wednesday in its first outlook into next year’s demand levels.