Chronology of world oil market events
Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions
Oil prices have surged due to renewed concerns about the Middle East conflict. Brent crude futures increased by 0.32% to 90.80 USD per barrel, while American WTI crude rose by 0.3% to 86.50 USD per barrel. This comes amid fears of an Iranian strike on Israel following verbal threats by Iran in response to an Israeli attack on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria.
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Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia, Russia extend cut
Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices.
The dual announcements from Riyadh and Moscow pushed benchmark Brent crude above $90 a barrel in trading yesterday, a price unseen in the market since November.
Saudi Arabia slashes output further to boost oil price
Riyadh on June 4 announced a fresh oil output cut following a meeting of major producers aiming to prop up prices despite fears of a recession.
The meeting of the 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headed by Saudi Arabia and its 10 partners, led by Russia, saw some tough negotiations.
OPEC+ will continue Oil Output Cuts as Prices remain Unchanged
The group of oil-producing countries agreed on Sunday to extend oil production curbs through 2024 as petrol prices remained stable, according to "The Hill".
Oil Prices fall against the background of a Deal being reached on the US Debt Ceiling
Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent in early European trade, erasing yesterday's gains on concerns about the viability of the bipartisan US debt ceiling deal and mixed messages from top oil producers ahead of the OPEC+ meeting later in the week.
A cap on Russian oil prices? G7 eyes untried, risky plan
Capping the price of Russian oil, an approach G7 members said Friday they want to pursue "urgently," would be an unprecedented move and one which some analysts say could backfire.
OPEC has said it cannot fully Compensate for Oil Supplies from Russia
OPEC told the European Union that current and future sanctions against Russia could lead to one of the worst shocks in oil supplies and it will be impossible to replace these volumes, while the oil cartel has signaled that it will not increase yields, Reuters reported.
Turkey’s oil imports up 42.4 percent in December 2021
Turkey's total oil imports increased by 42.4 percent on an annual basis to 4.03 million tons in December 2021, according to data released by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) yesterday.
Crude oil imports, the category with the highest oil import volume, rose by 45.9 percent in December to 2.98 million tons, the energy watchdog said in its monthly report.
Saudi Arabia keeps lid on oil output as US gas prices rise
Two Saudi officials told The Associated Press the Saudi energy minister informed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, of the kingdom's commitment to the group's current roadmap of cautious monthly increases. They spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to brief journalists.
Putin, Trump discuss oil prices, coronavirus over phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on April 10 the situation at globals oil markets, and the coronavirus outbreak over phone.