The catalytic cracker at Venezuela’s Cardon refinery, key to gasoline production, was halted on Friday due to equipment failure, according to Reuters. This closure is unwelcome news for the OPEC producing nation as U...
Venezuelan oil exports rose again for a consecutive month after customers began seeking to buy as much crude as possible from the sanctioned nation before the US ramps up sanctions, according to Reuters. The US has gi...
Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is set to recover a portion of the oil output lost in recent months by boosting crude blending operations at its main producing region, the Orinoco Belt, according to Reuters. Due to US sa...
Venezuela’s state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, has resumed gas output at Cardon refinery in the midst of widespread fuel shortages, according to Reuters. This will come as a welcome relief after months of ...
Venezuela’s state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has created a new unit to run its oil terminals, according to Reuters. PDV Puertos will be responsible for the management, upkeep and administration of ...
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) output fell to a new five-year low in June, according to a Reuters survey. An increase in Saudi crude production did not offset the reduction in Iran and Ve...
Russian energy minister Alexander Novak has expressed confidence that the OPEC-led group of crude exporters are capable of covering potential supply shortages, S&P Global reported. There are concerns that the grou...
Signatories to the OPEC non-OPEC supply cut agreement reduced production in July by 9% more than agreed, according to an official committee, Reuters reported. The output figures for July show steadily increasing produ...
Kuwait started raising its oil output by 85,000 barrels per day (b/d) from July 1, in accordance with the recent agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to increase production by 1 million b/d, according to Reut...
Oil prices rose on June 27 after US officials ramped up pressure on its allies to end imports of Iranian crude by November, Reuters reported. Brent crude futures reached $76.61 per barrel at 08:00 GMT, 30 cents higher...