Venezuela’s economic crisis & Iran’s Nuclear Program, lead to surge in crude oil prices to $75 per barrel

Venezuela’s economic crisis & Iran’s Nuclear Program, lead to surge in crude oil prices to $75 per barrel

London/Washington/Tehran: The crude oil prices have once again surged against the backdrop of US President, Donald Trump’s deadline to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal and the Venezuelan economic crisis. On Monday, the crude oil prices in the global markets rose to $75 making it the first time since Nov 2014 to hit its highest […]

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US intensifies Trade war against OPEC & Russia; US crude oil exports to Europe hits record levels

US intensifies Trade war against OPEC & Russia; US crude oil exports to Europe hits record levels

Washington: The United States seems to have reaped the benefits of the agreement signed between the main organisation of oil-producing countries, OPEC and Russia for raising oil prices. Russia and OPEC had signed an agreement to reduce oil production with the objective of creating a hike in oil prices. The United States has taken advantage […]

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Saudi plan to take crude oil to $100 after attaining a high rise in the fuel prices within three and a half years.

Saudi plan to take crude oil to $100 after attaining a high rise in the fuel prices within three and a half years.

Riyadh/Moscow: The crude oil prices jumped by about 2% and surpassed the mark of $74 per Barrel. This was the highest rise in the last three and a half years. The reason attributed to this rise is the tension in the Gulf and regression in the United States oil reserves. In this scenario of escalating […]

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Crude oil price shoots up again; US crude rates cross $50/barrel

Crude oil price shoots up again; US crude rates cross $50/barrel

London / New York (News agency): The price of oil has bounced up again attributing to factors like recently held unsuccessful meeting of ‘OPEC’, Nigerian oil pipeline attacks and uncertainty in decision of the Federal Reserve. Brent crude oil as well as US crude oil rates have crossed $50/barrel again. These rates are the highest in […]

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Russian President and Saudi Crown Prince discuss the decision to cut oil production – the Kremlin informs

Russian President and Saudi Crown Prince discuss the decision to cut oil production – the Kremlin informs

Moscow – Central Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a phone conversation on Friday to discuss the OPEC Plus decision to cut oil production, informs the Kremlin. Last month, Russia and Saudi Arabia led the meeting in which the OPEC Plus announced a cut in oil production. The Western […]

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Japan buys Russian oil above the capped price – Japanese government unwilling to compromise on energy security

Japan buys Russian oil above the capped price – Japanese government unwilling to compromise on energy security

Tokyo/ Moscow – Group of 7 developed countries, known as the G7, has supported and aided Ukraine in ongoing Russia- Ukraine conflict. They imposed heavy sanctions on Russia and its oil exports to weaken the Russian economy. One of the decisions was to impose a price cap on oil purchase. However, Japan, one of the […]

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