Saudi Arabia's energy minister met his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq and Libya on Monday following U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower oil prices and ahead of a meeting next week of OPEC+ oil-producing countries.
OPEC expected growth in 2025 is unchanged from last month’s report and the 2026 estimate for World liquids growth is the same as the 2025 estimate at 1.4 Mb/d, this month is the first estimate for 2026 demand growth and non-DOC supply growth.
Oil edged lower as traders weighed the possible fallout from President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on major US crude supplier Canada and other countries and reports OPEC will evaluate potential changes to America’s energy policy.
Oil prices slipped on Monday after U.S. President Trump called on OPEC to reduce prices following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost U.S. oil and gas output in his first week in office.
Advancing partnerships: A co-financing agreement with the World Bank Group; MoUs with IFAD, FONPLATA; Country Framework Agreements with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
"You've got to bring down the oil price, you've got to end that war. They should have done it long ago," President Donald Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday proved that words can be just as powerful as actions — at least temporarily — after his promise to ask the Saudis and OPEC to lower the cost of oil led to a downturn in crude prices.
Oil fell 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.
Vandana Hari of Vanda Insights says that Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency was probably meant to send a strong message of his intentions to deregulate the oil and gas industry, and that it's unlikely OPEC would increase production as it is not in their interests.
US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes for a meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel next month, with his call for the group to lower oil prices.
Chevron Corp. said Friday it completed an expansion at Kazakhstan’s huge Tengiz oil field, which is expected to pump 1 million barrels a day by the middle of this year.