27th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting

(OPEC, 31.Mar.2022) — Following the conclusion of the 27th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, held via videoconference on 31 March 2022, it was noted that continuing oil market fundamentals and the consensus on the outlook pointed to a well-balanced market, and that current volatility is not caused by fundamentals, but […]

OPEC Fund Marks 45 Years Of Driving Development

(The OPEC Fund, 28.Jan.2021) — The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) marks its 45th anniversary today. Since inception, the multilateral development finance institution has approved more than $25bn in essential financing for 135 partner countries. Established in 1976 with a distinct mandate to drive development, strengthen communities […]

OPEC Deal Implies 1.972 MMb/d from Venezuela

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Jun.2018) – OPEC’s recent agreement in Vienna implies Venezuela’s commitment to comply with oil production of 1.972 million barrels per day for the second semester of 2018. The agreement was announced at the recent meeting – the 4th Ministerial Meeting of Oil Exporting Countries Organization […]

Venezuela’s Quevedo Speaks of Oil War, OPEC

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo spoke out in Europe against U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. “[These sanctions] represent a direct attack against the oil market stability, due to a non-conventional war undertaken by the largest world oil crude consumer,” reported PDVSA in an official […]

OPEC Planning to Boost Output by 1 MMb/d

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Jun.2018) – OPEC is looking to boost crude oil output by 1 million barrels per day (MMb/d). The production agreement goes into effect in July 2018, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced today in Vienna, Austria. Ecuador’s Hydrocarbon Ministry later published the details […]