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Venezuelan oil production rose 4 % in February

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, indicated that during the month of February of this year, Venezuela increased its production to 877,000 barrels per day. The figure represents an increase of 4 % compared to the same…

US overtakes Saudi Arabia in oil production

The US already produces 40% more oil than Saudi Arabia, and the gap continues to widen. This situation, which seemed unimaginable less than 10 years ago, has become a reality thanks to the success of fracking (hydraulic fracturing) and…

Texas Oil had its first year in red since 2020

Texas oil dropped almost 11% in value during 2023, marking its first negative year since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic erupted. This decline is attributed to volatile factors and, above all, to doubts about the capacity of demand to…

OPEC registered a slight increase in October

In October, the thirteen member countries of OPEC increased their oil production to 27.9 million barrels per day, registering an increase of 0.3% compared to September, according to the organization's monthly report published today. The…

Brent barrel price could reach $ 90

The price of Brent will rise in the short term, reaching up to 90 dollars per barrel if China recovers and the actions taken by the President of the United States Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, prevent a recession in the United States.…

OPEC+ will keep pumping cut until 2024

Vienna hosted this Sunday the meeting of the OPEC+ oil and energy ministers, who agreed to extend the cut in current oil pumping for another year, until 2024. The representatives of the 23 countries that make up the group also made…

OPEC+ maintains its production plans

The Joint Ministerial Supervision Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+, a group formed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, led by Russia, has determined to maintain the 'status quo' in oil production, as…

Oil demand will exceed 100 million barrels

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global oil demand to grow by 1.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2023, to a record 101.7 mb/d in total. Regarding the data for 2022, the demand for crude oil by the OECD countries "collapsed"…