LONDON: Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to make another accelerated oil output increase for August at a meeting on Saturday, sources from the producer group told Reuters, as they seek to regain market share. The group, which includes Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Kazakhstan and Algeria, is expected to agree to an increase of 411,000 barrels per day for August, several sources told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. If agreed, OPEC+ would have increased supply targets by about 1.78 million bpd, or 1.5% of global oil…
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Discount on Russian Urals oil shipped to India is smallest since 2022, traders say
MOSCOW/NEW DELHI: Discounts for Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil for delivery to Indian ports in August shrank to their narrowest levels since 2022 amid high demand and shrinking spot supply, three traders in the grade’s market said on Friday. Narrowing discounts and lower supply of spot Russian barrels will push Indian refiners to look for alternative oil like United Arab Emirates’ Murban or U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) grades, traders said. The narrowing discount shows how Moscow is managing to keep its oil sales up despite Western sanctions, while its…
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