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OPEC last week stuck to its global demand forecasts for full-year 2022 and next year. In its monthly market report, the cartel forecast global oil demand growth this year of 2.5 million b/d and growth in 2023 of 2.2 million b/d. Researchers cited the potential for recently eased pandemic restrictions in China to drive fresh…

Demand for jet fuel propelled a rebound in U.S. petroleum consumption last week, while production eased slightly from pandemic-era highs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday overall demand for petroleum products for the week ended Dec. 9 rose 2% from the prior week, led higher by a 27% jump in jet fuel consumption…

Domestic oil production jumped back to the 2022 peak level as OPEC and its allies affirmed plans to slash production through the end of the year as fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s pandemic woes continued to roil global markets. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday output for the period ended…

U.S. crude production held steady last week while demand ticked lower even amid Thanksgiving holiday travel. Oil prices pushed higher Wednesday, though gains developed prior to the government data release. Market speculation that OPEC and its allies could further slash production through this year and into 2023 propelled bulls. Brent crude prices hovered around $85/bbl…

U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies kept output for the week ended Nov. 18 at 12.1 million b/d, even with the prior week and generally on par with the level maintained through the fall, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).   E&Ps raised production to a pandemic-era high of 12.2 million b/d at points in…

U.S. oil production held steady last week, just shy of the pandemic-era high, even as demand slowed amid warnings of economic headwinds. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday that output for the week ended Nov. 11 was on par with the previous week at 12.1 million b/d. That kept production levels within 100,000 b/d…

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 155 for the week ended Nov. 11, while gains in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and in the Permian Basin helped drive the combined domestic tally nine units higher to 779, according to updated numbers published Friday by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling accounted for…

Driven by strong growth in the Permian Basin and in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the U.S. rig count surged nine units higher to 779 for the week ended Nov. 11, oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) reported Friday. Oil-directed drilling accounted for the entirety of the domestic gains for the period, as the…

OPEC slashed its global crude oil demand outlook for a second consecutive month, citing slowing economic activity in the United States and Europe as well as ongoing pandemic-related lockdowns in China and geopolitical upheaval linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. In its closely watched monthly market report, the cartel on Monday lowered its forecast for…