Oil prices dipped in early trade on Friday amid uncertainty on demand outlook based on contrasting views from OPEC and IEA, but benchmark contracts headed for weekly gains as recession fears eased.
"The world has never witnessed such a major energy crisis in terms of its depth and its complexity," IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said Tuesday at a global energy forum in Sydney
Across emerging and developing economies, however, the total amount of fiscal resources being dedicated to sustainable recovery measures is one-tenth of the amount in advanced economies
IEA members to release 60 mn barrels over 6 months; US producers added 13 oil rigs in week to April 8
Oil futures edged lower on Wednesday following a surprising rise in US crude stocks and after news that large consuming nations would also release oil from reserves in conjunction with US
The two benchmark contracts were headed for their biggest weekly losses in two years at 14% and 13%, respectively
Consumers are seeking ways to ease the impact of global oil prices, which have soared more than 30% this year.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and its allies will no longer use oil data from the International Energy Agency to assess compliance with production quotas
Brent crude futures climbed $1.96, or 1.8%, to $109.89 a barrel at 0039 GMT, adding to a 1.2% rise last Friday
By Noah Browning
Oil prices climbed about 3% on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said markets could lose three million barrels a day (bpd) of Russian crude and refined products from April.
Prices hit session lows after the Financial Times reported Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to Washington, said the country favours increasing production
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, IEA said on, with the coal sector identified as the biggest single source.
A massive expansion of the global gas pipeline network threatens climate goals and creates a $485.8 billion stranded asset risk, according to a new survey by Global Energy Monitor (GEM).
The IEA on Friday revised up its baseline estimate of global demand by nearly 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), just under 1% of the 100 million bpd global oil market
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has pledged to cut carbon output 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.
For weeks, the White House and administration officials had urged the OPEC and its allies including Russia to accelerate production increases to satisfy demand
Such a move may not have a long-term impact on dampening U.S. oil prices that hit a seven-year high above $85 a barrel in late October, analysts say