Crude Oil on MCX settled up 1.73% at 4767 amid reports that Saudi Arabia pumped fewer crude barrels in July, while the U.S. saw a drop in active drilling rigs. Oil prices made a bright start to the session as bulls cheered a drop in Saudi output and signs of tightening U.S. output.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – US will be Tough on Iran Sanctions, And that Could Sting Consumers — A senior State Department official Tuesday said the U.S. is seeking a reduction in Iranian exports to zero and does not intend to grant any waivers for companies or countries seeking exemptions. President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, which continues to be supported by Iran and the other parties to it: the U.K., Germany, Russia, China, Italy and France.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil jumped the most since late 2016 after OPEC adopted a smaller-than-expected production increase. – Futures advanced 4.6 percent in New York on Friday to close above $68 a barrel for the first time this month. Although the OPEC-led group of 24 major oil producers approved a 1 million barrel boost to daily output, several cartel members said the actual increase will only reach 700,000 because some nations are incapable of pumping more crude.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – OPEC has reached an agreement in principle to boost oil production, achieving a last-minute compromise that overcame Iran’s threats to veto any supply hike. The preliminary accord allows for an additional 600,000 barrels a day of oil to flow onto the market, about 0.5 percent of global supply, said a delegate. That reflects a 1 million barrel-a-day adjustment on paper to the production cuts implemented by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, the delegate said, asking not to be named because the information is private.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said he had a good meeting with his Saudi counterpart in Vienna on Friday and he wasn’t feeling pessimistic about the possibility for a compromise — a reversal of his position on Thursday night. After a tumultuous few weeks that have whipsawed crude markets, his comments suggested oil consumers from the U.S. to India and China could soon find some relief from high prices.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Tops $75 on Supply Cuts, Prospect of Iran Sanctions — Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose to its highest level since OPEC on Nov. 27, 2014 turned its back on curbing output to support prices, a move that triggered a battle for market share and helped deepen a collapse to $27 in early 2016.
Trump Slams OPEC for Inflating Prices, Crude Oil Erases Gains -Crude Oil fell in New York after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized OPEC and said crude prices are “artificially Very High.” Looks like OPEC is at it again. With record amounts of Oil all over the place, including the fully …
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Rises Amid Shrinking U.S. Surplus as OPEC Prepares to Gather – Futures in New York briefly surged almost 3 percent on Wednesday to the highest since 2014. An Energy Information Administration report showed shrinking American petroleum surpluses and the first crude withdrawal from the largest U.S. storage complex in six weeks. The U.S. draw-downs underlined optimism that an OPEC-led effort to curb global supplies will be reinforced later this week when the cartel and allied producers gather in Saudi Arabia.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – OPEC Russia Talks Set to Keep Oil Cuts Even as Glut Vanishes – Almost 16 months of output curbs by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners have seen crude rally to a three-year high near $70 a barrel. That’s replenishing their coffers after the worst oil slump in a generation, encouraging the producers to extend their intervention even as Venezuela’s petro-economy implodes and Donald Trump threatens Iran with sanctions.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Bad news for OPEC: the epicenter of the shale boom is headed for record spending this year.