LONDON: Saudi state oil company Aramco has started trading a US crude oil grade that underpins the global Brent benchmark in a process run by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the publisher said on Monday, according to Reuters.
The Saudi state has ordered energy major Aramco to stop work on expanding its maximum sustainable capacity to 13 million barrels daily, instead keeping it at 12 million bpd.
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Aramco, has decided to suspend its ambitious plan to boost oil production capacity to 13 million barrels per day (bpd) as per the Saudi government’s request.
The latest round of Middle East OSP cuts was inevitable.
Arab Light remains the cheapest grade for any US buyer, assessed at a $5.15 per barrel premium to the Argus Sour crude index.
Iraq has slashed prices across all continents in the same vein that Saudi Aramco did.
RIYADH — Saudi Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser expected global demand for oil to rise by 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) to 104 million bpd in 2024.
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is one of 50 oil and gas companies pledging to stop adding to planet-warming gases by 2050
The top three emitters are Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, Russian government-owned Gazprom, the National Iranian Oil company, and the top investor-owned companies are ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron. The list also includes the company led by the president of this year’s international climate negotiations: the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has successfully produced the first unconventional tight gas from its South Ghawar operational area two months ahead of schedule. This development supports Aramco’s strategy to increase gas production by more than half, over 2021 levels, through 2030, subject to domestic demand.
Saudi Aramco reports a profit decline but exceeds analyst expectations and maintains large investor dividends.
Oil prices have nearly erased all year-to-date gains as shrinking refining margins signal weaker demand for oil.