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No more subsidy on petrol pump price- NNPC

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that there would be no more subsidy on the pump price of petrol. This is just as the Federal Government has expressed readiness to join other members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in taking necessary

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OPEC expects almost zero oil demand growth this year

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

Global oil demand will all but stall this year as the coronavirus outbreak is expected to hit economies in various regions, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says. Demand will only inch up by 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) to an average of 99.7 million bpd, down from the OPEC previous growth forecast of […]

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Oil rises as OPEC weighs deeper output cuts

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2019 0

London – Oil prices edged higher on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting where members are expected to agree on deeper output cuts in an effort to prop up prices and prevent a glut next year. Sources told Reuters that OPEC was seeking to increase production cuts by the group and its allies by Russia […]

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Russia kicks as OPEC set for deeper oil cuts

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Vienna – OPEC is gearing up to deepen production cuts later this week but still needs to agree with allies such as Russia over details of a deal to support oil prices and head off a looming oil glut next year. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets on Thursday in Vienna followed […]

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Nigeria has met 100% OPEC target agreement – Sylva

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says Nigeria has met the 100 per cent target agreement entered into by Oragnisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 Non-OPEC Member States. Sylva said this in a statement issued by his spokesman, Alhaji Garba Muhammad, in Abuja on Sunday. OPEC and 10 Non-OPEC Member […]

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Oil prices edge higher as OPEC hints at deeper output cuts

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, tracking gains in equities, as investors pinned hopes on a potential Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union and on signals from OPEC and its allies that further supply curbs could be possible. But gains were limited due to lingering concerns of a global economic slowdown. Global benchmark Brent […]

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Oil prices recover on lower output from U.S., Russia, OPEC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

 Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday on reports that output from the world’s largest oil producers fell during the third quarter, although a resumption in Saudi supply and demand concerns kept a lid on gains. Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 57 cents to 59.82 dollars a barrel by 0852 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude […]

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Crude Oil: OPEC hits lowest oil production in 5 years

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Mochael Ajayi The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the world’s biggest oil cartel, pumped its fewest barrels of crude oil in over 5 years (Apr 2014 – 29.70mb/d), latest data released by the S&P Global Platts survey has revealed. According to the data, OPEC oil output slumped by 210,000 b/d to 29.88mb/d in the […]

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More money for Nigeria as oil price hits 2019 high

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2019

Motolani Oseni, Lagos Oil price hit a 2019 high, above 69 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, on the prospect that more sanctions against Iran and further Venezuelan disruptions could deepen an OPEC-led supply cut, and as the market became less worried that demand may reduce. The United States is considering more sanctions against Iran, whose […]

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Oil prices relapse as Trump tells OPEC to ‘relax’

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2019 0

Godwin Anyebe with agency report Oil fell on Monday, reversing earlier gains after U.S. President Donald Trump told OPEC producers to “relax” as prices were too high. Brent crude oil futures were down 91 cents at $66.21 a barrel at 1246 GMT, having earlier risen to a 2019 high of $67.47, while U.S. West Texas […]

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‘Nigeria has gained from OPEC’s declaration of cooperation’

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, said the Oil and Gas sector in Nigeria had witnessed positive transformation since the “Declaration of Cooperation” by OPEC and non-OPEC members. Kachikwu said this in an interview with journalists on the sideline of the 7th OPEC International Seminar taking place in Vienna, Austria, with […]

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Global oil consumption expected to hit 100mbpd in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2018 0

Novak said that if a decision were taken this week to raise output, OPEC and its allies could meet again in September to review the impact and fine-tune production policy. The energy ministers of Kuwait, Angola and the United Arab Emirates declined to comment on Tuesday when arriving in Vienna, where the 14-member OPEC is […]

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Against odds, oil price hits 3 years high of $75

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

• Latest oil price surge first since Nov 2014 • Tension in Middle East triggers oil increase Following simmering Mideast tensions and keen United States demand, global oil price for the first time in three years, surged to $75 a barrel on Thursday. Agence France Presse (AFP) also reports that as of close of Thursday […]

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OPEC Secretary General in Nigeria to address players at Abuja summit

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2018 0

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, will be leading other global oil and gas industry leaders to participate in the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS). This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, at a world press conference in […]

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OPEC loses to Russia, others in India as output cuts bite

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2018 0

Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, U.A.E lose market share amid curbs The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’(OPEC’s) top producers including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela saw their slice of the pie in the world’s fastest growing oil market shrink last year, shipping data compiled by Bloomberg show. Other suppliers from outside the group took […]

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OPEC: S’Arabia shouldered burden in December as exports cut

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2018 0

Crude prices tankers from the Persian Gulf are any guide, then Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) Middle East powerhouses did their bit to curb a global crude glut last month. Saudi Arabia shouldered the burden. The region’s six OPEC members shipped less than 18 million barrels a day of crude in December, the lowest […]

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Opec exit strategy, electric vehicles to set energy tone for 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2017 0

Oil markets can see light at the end of the tunnel in 2018. A year of production cuts by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and its allies has reduced global stockpiles and revived prices. A barrel of Brent crude is now worth almost a fifth more in value than it was 12 months […]

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OPEC: Oil rig count rises after deal extension

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2017 0

Few days after the Oganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, extended the already-extended production cut deal to end-2018, oil and gas rigs in the US climbed by 6. The boost to the number of oil and gas rigs in the US is likely just a taste of what’s to come if oil prices continue to […]

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Nigeria, Libya get exemption from OPEC production cut

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

The 173rd meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has ended in Vienna, Austria and extended its current production agreement entered with participating Non OPEC oil producers for another 9 months and the Declaration of Cooperation amended to take effect for the whole year of 2018 from January to December 2018. The […]

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OPEC meets Thursday on ‘tougher policy’ talks

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

OPEC is heading for tougher-than-expected policy talks on Thursday amid concern that its efforts to rebalance the oil market might overshoot by creating a global deficit and spurring a further price rally. “It will not be an easy meeting and we always look at various scenarios,” United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazroui said on […]