Iran not to Increase Crude Output in Coming FY
Iran has no plans to increase its annual crude oil output in the next fiscal year (FY) starting March 21.
Iran has no plans to increase its annual crude oil output in the next fiscal year (FY) starting March 21.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy has announced that crude exports will remain below 7 million barrels per day (mb/d) and crude production will stay under 10 mb/d during April 2018.
Saudi Aramco agreed with Egypt to supply crude oil for six month for the Egyptian refiners, starting January 2018.
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources plans to increase crude oil production by around 1.5% to meet its production target.
Egypt will receive 12 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil throughout 2018, starting this January.
Saudi Aramco has signed an agreement with two US companies to use their technologies in order to turn crude oil to chemicals, which will help the kingdom boost its petrochemical business.
Iran's oil exports to India reached 550,000 b/d in December 2017, corresponding to a 78% increase from November 2017 and the highest volume since last March.
Kuwait increased crude oil prices by 0.44% to be $63.78 per barrel, compared to $63.5 per barrel on December 29th, 2017.
The value of petroleum exports rose 20% to reach $1.8 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2017/2018.
In a bid to retain its market position, Iran is lowering its crude oil prices vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia