Almaty. April 30. KazTAG - China and India—two of the world’s largest oil importers and the biggest demand growth centers globally—are close to setting up an oil buyers’ club to have a say in the pricing and sourcing of crude oil amid OPEC’s cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Indian outlet livemint reports, citing three officials with knowledge of the talks, reports OilPrice.com.
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Saudi Arabia is trying to develop manufacturing, services and technology businesses to move beyond crude oil sales for most of its revenue
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Crude oil prices lost ground on Friday, after Donald Trump urged OPEC countries to raise output as to stop further gains in crude prices. Brent crude plunged by 3% to $72.15 a barrel, while WTI futures traded 2.9% lower at $63.30 a barrel.
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Oil prices declined on Thursday, as global oil capacity looks sufficient to compensate the supply gap after the soon-ending sanction waivers on Iranian oil imports. WTI futures dropped by 1% to $65.21 a barrel, amid stronger U.S. crude production and abundant stocks. Brent crude slipped by merely 0.3% to $74.35 a barrel, with losses limited by halted oil imports via Russian pipeline due to quality concerns.
read more... 26/04/2019
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday. Brent crude edged 0.1% up at $74.57 a barrel, due to ongoing worries that global oil supply would decline after the termination of U.S. sanction waivers on Iranian oil imports on May 1. In the meantime, WTI futures traded 0.6% down at $65.89 a barrel, weighed by stronger U.S. crude production and stocks.
read more... 25/04/2019