Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will keep curbs on contracted volumes of crude oil in August largely unchanged from July levels to two north Asian term purchasers. For full story, click here
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, will keep curbs on contracted volumes of crude oil in August largely unchanged from July levels to two north Asian term purchasers. For full story, click here
OPEC president Angola declared that the group’s goal was still to achieve $75 a barrel by the end of the year, echoing earlier comment by leading exporter Saudi Arabia that the level was achievable without damaging a fragile world economy. For full story, click here
State-run PetroVietnam wants closer cooperation with oil-rich Saudi Arabia in exploration and refinery development. PetroVietnam director general Tran Ngoc Canh stated: We hope to get the opportunity to take part in exploring and exploiting oil and gas in Saudi Arabia, especially with the establishment of a joint venture with Saudi Aramco. For full story, click [...]
Saudi Arabia warned the world that oil prices could spike to beyond the near USD 150 record high of 2008 within 2 to 3 years as energy leaders recently decried a blow to energy investment because of the financial crisis. For full story, click here
Oil rose towards $46 on Wednesday on firm stocks and ahead of inventory data, after a near 3 percent fall the previous day, when a forecast revised down oil demand and Saudi Arabia opted not to deepen supply curbs. Ryuichi Sato, an analyst at Tokyo-based Mizuho Corporate Bank, said: If OPEC decides on further cuts, [...]
Saudi Arabia said that it hoped to raise oil prices to $75 a barrel, but indicated that no measures would probably be taken until an OPEC meeting next month in Algeria. For full story, click here
Sunday, July 12, 2009