Oil Market

Opec+ mulls delaying April oil supply restart amid market concerns

The OPEC+ alliance first unveiled its plans for gradually reviving production in June last year, but with oil demand growth slowing in China and new supplies across the Americas swelling

Oil retailers pick 26 PACS to set up retail petrol, diesel outlets: Shah

Oil marketing companies have selected 26 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) out of 286 applications for setting up retail petrol and diesel outlets, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Shah said the government has allowed PACS to operate retail petrol and diesel outlets and LPG distributorship. As informed by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), 286 PACS from 25 states and Union Territories have submitted online applications to establish retail petrol/diesel outlets, of which 26 PACS have been selected by OMCs, he said. Under conversion of PACS, Wholesale Consumer Pumps into retail outlets, OMC reports indicate that 116 PACS from five states have agreed to this conversion, and 56 PACS have been commissioned. For LPG distributorship, two PACS have applied for the two advertised locations in Jharkhand. As per the revised guidelines, PACS have been included under Combined Category 2 (CC-2) for retail petrol/ diesel ...

Oil prices rise despite concerns over US tariffs, trade war risks

Trump said on Sunday that the US is making progress with Russia to end the Ukraine war, but he declined to provide details about any communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Chevron posts weak profit as refining biz suffers first loss in four years

Chevron's downstream business lost $248 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a profit of $1.15 billion in the same period a year ago

Russian oil refining increases as US sanctions disrupt crude exports

Russian refining runs rose by 2 per cent, or by 108,000 barrels, to 754,800 metric tons a day on Jan 15-19 from the first week of the year, according to the sources

Oil drops $1 on halt in Houthis' Red Sea attacks, US retail boost

The attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to reroute to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa for more than a year

India expects uninterrupted Russian oil supply for next two months

Global Brent crude futures extended gains to climb above $81 a barrel on Monday, their highest since August, on expected disruption of Russian oil supply to China and India

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India

Russian oil exports will be hurt severely by the new sanctions, which will force Chinese independent refiners to cut refining output going forward, two Chinese trade sources said

Crude prices jump more than 3% on concerns over more US sanctions on Russia

The document, purported to be from the U.S. Treasury, was being circulated among traders in Europe and Asia. Reuters could not verify the veracity of the document

Oil prices rise on China stimulus hopes; Brent, WTI set for weekly gain

However, a stronger US dollar capped oil price gains. The US currency has been boosted by expectations that the incoming Donald Trump administration's policies will boost growth and lift inflation

State refiners may buy Middle East spot oil to replace Russian shortfall

The refiners fear continued problems in securing Russian oil in the spot market could continue in coming months

Middle East share of India's Nov oil imports at 9-month high; Russia down

Refiners in India have been gorging on cheaper Russian oil despite problems posed by sanctions aimed at reducing Moscow's oil revenue

Crude oversupply likely to hit 950,000 barrels per day next year, says IEA

Unwinding of ongoing production cuts by Opec+ not enough to counter tepid oil demand growth

Oil prices rise as China's policy easing stirs demand optimism

Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that the U.S. government was weighing harsher sanctions against Russia's lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin's war machine just weeks

Oil prices rise on China's policy shift, Assad's fall fuels uncertainty

Syrian rebels announced on state television on Sunday they had ousted Assad, ending a 50-year family dynasty in a lightning offensive that raised fears of a new wave of instability in a region already

OPEC+ to discuss extending oil cuts into 2024 in formal talks on Thursday

An output hike of 180,000 bpd - a fraction of the total - was planned for January from the eight members involved in OPEC+'s most recent cuts of 2.2 million bpd. The hike has been delayed from October

Oil prices edge higher on imminent Opec+ decision, geopolitical turmoil

In the Middle East, Israel said on Tuesday that it would return to war with Hezbollah if their truce collapses and that its attacks would go deeper into Lebanon and target the state itself

Crude oil gains 3% after Opec+ delays output hike, US election in focus

Brent futures were up $2.13 per barrel, or 2.9%, to $75.23 a barrel at 1123 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $2.15 a barrel, or 3.1%, to $71.64

Opec+ agrees to delay planned December output increase for one month

The OPEC+ group, combining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia and other allies, was scheduled to raise output by 180,000 barrels per day in December

Oil prices likely to fall after Israel shows restraint in strikes on Iran

Iran on Saturday played down Israel's overnight air attack against Iranian military targets, saying it caused only limited damage