0141 GMT January 18, 2021
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Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said a decision by an international grouping of oil producers known as OPEC+ to slightly narrow supply cuts agreed for January would not have a significant impact on global prices.
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Oil prices rose on Wednesday to their highest since February 2020 after Saudi Arabia agreed to reduce output more than expected in a meeting with allied producers, while industry figures showed US crude stockpiles were down last week.
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The 12th meeting of the oil and energy ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies began a few minutes ago via videoconference.
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Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh supported calls within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for continued cuts to global supply of crude, saying the oil cartel is right to be cautious about the future of a market which has been deeply affected by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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OPEC oil output has risen for a fourth month in October, a Reuters survey found, as a restart of more Libyan installations and higher Iraqi exports offset full adherence by other members to an OPEC-led supply cut deal.
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Iran’s capacity for refining crude oil and other products has increased by nearly a fourth in the four years to 2020, to become the second-largest in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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OPEC expects global oil demand will exceed the pre-pandemic levels in 2022 and grow steadily until the late 2030s, when it will begin to plateau, the cartel said, in a major shift in its forecast that put a timeline to peak oil demand.
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Part 2 By Mamdouh G. Salameh*
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By Mamdouh G. Salameh*
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OPEC has managed to raise crude prices and stabilize the oil market, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Monday.
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Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could be preparing for hard days as expectations rise for prolonged demand destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But will the bloc be able to save the dwindling oil industry as majors report historic losses?
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OPEC and allies such as Russia will ease record oil supply curbs from August as the global economy slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday.
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Oil slipped on Monday after Saudi Arabia said an extension of output cuts by OPEC+ nations would not include extra voluntary cuts by a trio of Persian Gulf producers.
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Iran hails OPEC+ ‘right decision’ to decrease production
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