Expert says production declines and geopolitical unrest may push bunker prices up

World oil indexes have not had any firm trend during the week: fuel markets are trying to make sense out of both supply and demand questions as well as geopolitical uncertainty. OPEC downgraded demand while the IEA said in a report that supply outages are tightening up the oil market. MABUX World...

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OPEC raises U.S. oil supply outlook, sees lower demand for own crude

A steady rise in U.S. oil output will gather pace in the next five years, OPEC said on Sunday, predicting that demand for the producer group’s crude will decline despite a growing appetite for energy fed by global economic expansion. “Declining demand for OPEC crude is a result of strong non-OPEC...

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Nigeria oil unions threaten nationwide strike over Chevron dispute

Nigeria’s two main oil unions have prepared their members for possible nationwide industrial action over a staffing dispute with Chevron, they said on Saturday. Nigeria, an OPEC member, is Africa’s largest oil producer and crude sales make up around two-thirds of government revenues in West...

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LPG as a fuel for Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) – Approval in Principle granted

HHI has received an AiP during a presentation at Gastech – the leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries held 17-20 September in Barcelona, Spain – from LR for a VLGC design capable of using LPG as fuel. This development was the result of collaboration between...

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OPEC, allies overachieved on output cut by 600,000 bpd in August – Oman

OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers overachieved on pledged crude output cuts by 600,000 barrels per day in August, Oman’s oil minister Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Rumhy said on Saturday. The size of the cut was around 2.4 million bpd, Rumhy told reporters. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar;...

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