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Iran on oil freeze: ‘Leave us alone' until output higher

TEHRAN (Bloomberg) -- Iran plans to boost crude output to 4 MMbpd before it will consider joining other suppliers in seeking ways to rebalance the global oil market. They should leave us alone until then, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said, a......【more】

2016-03-14

Oil price may have bottomed as high-cost producers cut, says IEA

PARIS (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices may have passed their lowest point as shrinking supplies outside OPEC and disruptions inside the group erode the global surplus, the International Energy Agency said. Production outside the Organization of Pe......【more】

2016-03-12

Oil slips from 3-month high on doubts about production freeze meeting

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil slipped from a three-month high amid uncertainty about when a meeting between Saudi Arabia, Russia and other producers to freeze output will occur as Iran seeks to rebuild its exports. Futures in New York fell as......【more】

2016-03-11

Construction of Tanzania-Uganda oil pipeline to start in August

Construction of the long-awaited Tanzania-Uganda crude oil pipeline is expected to start in August this year, and will be completed in 2019, officials said. Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Executive Director James Mataragi......【more】

2016-03-09

China's CNPC to cut capex 23%, lower oil output on price crash

BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- China National Petroleum Corp. said it will cut capital spending this year by more than 20% and sees domestic crude production slipping as the countrys biggest oil and gas company looks to shore up profit amid the ene......【more】

2016-03-08

Exxon Mobil joins race to export crude as U.S. oil glut swells

IRVING, Texas (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. has become the first major U.S. oil company to ship American crude overseas, joining a band of independent traders that are trying to ease a glut at home after a 40-year export ban was lifted.......【more】

2016-03-07

Canadian Natural cuts 2016 budget as oil-price view darkens

CALGARY, Alberta (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. lowered its 2016 capital budget about 22%, joining peers in clawing back investments as price assumptions fall in the worst oil rout in a generation. Canadas largest heavy-crud......【more】

2016-03-04

Saudi Arabia faces new oil titan if it wins shale battle

PARIS (Bloomberg) -- Even if Saudi Arabia wins its struggle with U.S. shale producers over market share, it will face a new billion-barrel adversary. It wont be regional nemesis Iran, a resurgent Iraq or long-standing competitor Russia. The......【more】

2016-03-03

Oil gains as OPEC crude production drop counters China slowdown

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil climbed from the highest close in more than seven weeks as investors overlooked deteriorating Chinese manufacturing amid the first monthly decline in OPEC production since November. Futures advanced as much as 1.......【more】

2016-03-02

Bullish oil bets rise as hedge funds see supply tightening

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Talk of an output freeze by OPEC and Russia along with falling U.S. production spurred money managers to bet oil is ready for a rebound. Prices have risen 13% since Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar tentative......【more】

2016-03-01

Iraq seeks `complete agreement' on oil production freeze Iran ridiculed

ABU DHABI (Bloomberg) -- The success of a proposal for the worlds biggest producers to freeze crude output hinges on unified support, Iraqs oil minister said, a day after fellow OPEC member Iran called the plan ridiculous. If some people fr......【more】

2016-02-25

IEA sees oil rising to $80 by 2020 as output growth slows

Oilpriceswillreach$80by2020asglobaloilsupplygrowthisseriouslyplunging,theheadoftheInternationalEnergyAgencysaid,suggestingthelightattheendofthetunnelfortheenergyindustryisstillfaraway. Oilpriceswillbegintoriseattheendofnextyearasdemandovert......【more】

2016-02-23

Freezing oil output won’t help prices, Goldman says

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- The first coordinated decision on oil output between OPEC and producers outside the group in fifteen years isnt going to revive crude prices, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The agreement between Saudi Arabia a......【more】

2016-02-19

Oil rebounds from lowest close in 12 years to pare weekly loss

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Oil rebounded from the lowest level in more than 12 years, paring its biggest weekly loss in a month as the rout in equities eased and OPEC reiterated its willingness to engage with other producers. Futures rose as m......【more】

2016-02-15

Low oil prices will not last long, Iran’s president says

PARIS (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that oil prices would not stay low for long as producers restore market balance. The price of oil is at a low level ... I dont think it will last in the long term ... The p......【more】

2016-01-29