Oil bulls are starting to picture a world in which China, the engine of demand growth, comes back to the market. And if their analysis is right, the summer is going to be painful for oil consumers everywhere who’re already facing spiraling prices — whether that’s Americans paying about $5 a gallon gasoline, or Brits … Read more
MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON: OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to boost oil supply from August to cool prices which have climbed to 2-1/2 year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The group, which includes OPEC countries and allies like Russia, crucially agreed new production allocations from May 2022 to overcome differences between Saudi Arabia … Read more
By Alex Lawler and Rania El Gamal LONDON/DUBAI: Key members of OPEC are wary that strains in the OPEC+ alliance could reemerge with Joe Biden as US President, sources close to the organisation said, and would miss President Donald Trump who went from criticising the group to helping bring about a record oil output cut. … Read more