1. OPEC Secretary General: ‘Data-Driven Messaging More Important Than Ever’

    ...it the data that led the IEA Executive Director to say in 2017, “We don’t see a peak in oil demand any time soon”? Or the data that led the Executive Director to say in 2022, “Global oil demand will peak before 2030.” Which IEA data has ‘won’ regarding peak gasoline consumption? The IEA stated in...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 11 Apr 2025
  2. Saudi Arabia Extracts Huge Cut Commitment From Russia

    ...als stretching back to January 2017, Saudi Arabia was cutting by an order of magnitude greater than Russia. This was exacerbated by last December’s deal under which Russia managed to get its condensate excluded – and subsequently increased output – while Saudi Arabia promised to cut an additional 40...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 10 Apr 2020
  3. Geopolitics Roils Oil Market as Opec seeks Balance

    ...ncerns. GLOBAL OIL* STOCKS: OPEC, IEA DATA IMPLIES MAJOR DRAWDOWNS IN 2H 2018 *CRUDE + NGLS. SOURCE: IEA, OPEC, MEES.   OPEC SUPPLY & DEMAND FORECASTS, APRIL 2018 (MN B/D)     2016 2017 vs'16...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 13 Apr 2018
  4. Record US Oil Trade Belies Protectionist Rhetoric

    ....30mn b/d were only just below the four-year high of 10.34mn b/d set in Q3 last year. All this means that gross US oil trade – imports plus exports – hit a massive record of 16.24mn b/d. The equivalent a full 17% of the world’s oil output in the first three months of 2017 was either imported to or exported fr...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 14 Apr 2017
  5. Oil Market Inches Towards Balance, With Or Without Deal

    ...imb until they begin to be worked off in 2017. And the IEA acknowledges that its Q2-Q4 2016 numbers for Opec output are “conservative,” factoring in only relatively modest gains for Iran as financial sanctions continue to stymie its marketing efforts. Libya could also surprise on the upside for 20...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 15 Apr 2016