Saudi Arabia doesn’t yet plan production above its assigned OPEC quota of 10.311mbpd
Saudi King Reportedly Emphasises Drive Towards Ensuring Stability In Oil Markets
Saudi Arabia doesn’t yet plan production above its assigned OPEC quota of 10.311mbpd
Saudi King Reportedly Emphasises Drive Towards Ensuring Stability In Oil Markets
Gold Silver Reports – Brent crude oil held above $71 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by falling Venezuelan and Iranian exports and fighting in Libya that raised concerns of more supply threats, outweighing expectations of higher U.S. inventories.
The average production cost for a barrel of oil in Nigeria has declined to just US$23 a barrel, Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu told local media, adding that oil companies were not stopping there and were aiming to reduce this further, to US$15 a barrel.
Natural Gas on MCX settled down 1.82% at 194.1 on forecasts for moderating weather and declining heating demand over the next two weeks.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude oil prices inched higher today after the EIA released its latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report, in which the authority said crude oil inventories had fallen by 8.6 million barrels in the week to February 22, though they are still above the seasonal five-year average.