Saudis see no need to extend OPEC deal beyond six months
Following the announcement by Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih on Monday, oil prices fell...
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Informal OPEC meet in September does not raise hopes
Experts do not expect a major impact on oil price IFM Correspondent August 17, 2016: The past week saw OPEC announcing plans for an informal meet at the International Energy Forum in late September. The announcement comes at a time when Saudi Arabia is pumping a record amount of oil and Iran is resuming production...
OPEC meet maintains status quo
Oil output levels won’t change; members say market should influence price IFM Correspondent June 3, 2016: The price of oil rose slightly despite OPEC producers failing to come up with a solution to curb output at their meeting on Thursday. Brent crude on Thursday ended at $49.94 a barrel, 0.4% higher. The new oil minister...
Oil at $50 is not a cause for concern
Experts say the quantum of price increase is not difficult to absorb IFM Correspondent May 27, 2016: After hovering around $30 per barrel for close to five months, oil price is finally heading northwards. The price touched $50 a barrel — around 70 per cent up on its February low. It is a rapid climb,...
Saudi oil minister removed after 20 years in the job
He has been replaced by Khaled al-Falih, who heads Saudi Aramco IFM Correspondent May 12, 2016: After announcing reforms to overhaul the economy in April, Mohammed bin Salman, the deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia announced a government shake-up. The Prince announced the removal of veteran oil minister Ali al-Naimi. He has been removed after 20...
Oil trade: No sign of prices going up
Some analysts claim that OPEC will not last more than 50 years Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 27, 2014: Economists dealing with oil prices and stability were in for a shock when global oil prices started to tumble this year. After three years of relative calm wherein prices moved less than three percent year-on-year, the sudden...
Dubai Sets Up First Solar Plant
The Supreme Energy Council is trying to reduce Dubai’s dependence on oil and gas, the gulf state aims to produce one percent of its energy needs using solar power by 2020 and five percent by 2030. 24th October 2013 Dubai inaugurated the first phase of a solar energy park on Tuesday and plans to build...