Most forecasts for products demand and prices have been steadily revised upwards as vaccination programmes have got underway and this has created positive market sentiment, Argus' global head of oil products Stephen Jones told the forum held today during the IP Week conference. But, any actual demand recovery will depend on how quickly governments lift lockdown measures. One major unknown is how well the vaccines will deal with new variants of Covid-19.
read more... 24/02/2021
The severe winter storm that swept through the United States this week likely shut in between 2 million barrels per day (bpd) and 4 million bpd of the total U.S. crude oil production, IHS Markit said in an analysis.
read more... 22/02/2021
Saudi Arabia and Russia would like to continue their coordination to support oil market stability, the leaders of the two most influential members of the OPEC+ production pact said during a telephone conversation this week.
read more... 18/02/2021
France's supermajor Total is warning that the world could find itself with a shortfall of supply of 10 million barrels per day (bpd) between now and 2025, due to continued underinvestment in the industry, the OPEC+ pact, and cracks in the U.S. shale business model.
read more... 11/02/2021
Spanish power utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) said it has won a total of 243 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Spain’s latest renewable energy auction.
read more... 29/01/2021