OPEC & Global Markets

The Opec+ production agreement was dealt a devastating blow in March 2020 when Opec producers were unable to sign Russia up to deeper cuts. The process has shown that while Opec is unable to bring about substantial price gains, its strength lies in the ability of its core members to flood the market and undercut prices.

OPEC & Global Markets

7 May, 2021

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Japan LNG Imports

*Japan imported 23.26mn tons of LNG in Q1, up 17% year-on-year and the highest quarterly figure since Q1 2018. *Australia retained its number...
East Asia LNG Imports Rise 15% Y-O-Y To Record 61.2mn Tons For Q1 2021 (mn tons)
OPEC & Global Markets

7 May, 2021

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Opec Production Edges Up Ahead Of Tapering

Iran's output resurgence threatens to throw a spanner in the works of plans to unwind Opec+ cuts. Iran’s output hit a 22-month high 2.43mn b/d for April.
Saudi Crude Output Is Slated To Rise By 1.4mn B/D Over The Next Four Months As Per Riyadh's Plans To Unwind Its Additional 1mn B/D Of Cuts (mn b/d)
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SELECTED DATA

The Us Oil Rig Count Has Risen For Each Of The Past Six Weeks, With The End-October Figure Of 221 Up Almost 50 On The Mid-August Nadir...

...But Current Numbers Remain Tiny By Any Sort Of Historical Comparison, With Only The Permian With 142 Rigs (64% Of The Us Total) Seeing Significant Activity

US Crude Imports Fell To A 28-Year Low Of 5.25mn B/D For September With Gulf And Opec Volumes At Record Lows Of 397,000 B/D And 442,000 B/D, And Saudi Just Up From August’s Record Low 267,000 B/D, Just 4.9% Of Total Imports

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