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Global Oil Supply Surge Raises Concerns in the Market

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 30/07/2018 at 01:30
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The Large Oil Supply Worldwide Raises Concerns in the Commodities Market.

The excess oil supply may impact its pricing. Information that the commodity faced losses in light of such evidence has created expectations for next week. The OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), which is an international organization that began in September 1960, may have one of its agreements threatened due to indications that some oil producers are about to inject more oil than was agreed upon at the end of 2017, according to Alexander Novak (the Russian energy minister).

OPEC

The agreement was to increase oil production by 1 million barrels per day, according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries led by Russia. This increase would serve to compensate for the reduction in supply from countries like Venezuela, Iran, and Libya. Monitoring for possible interruptions in the flows of black gold (mainly in the Middle East) is being conducted by investors in the field. Attacked by Houthi rebels, two Arab tankers led Saudi Arabia to temporarily halt shipments in the Red Sea.

USA – 11 Million Barrels Per Day

Last week, for the first time, the USA recorded an oil production of 11 million barrels/day. The extraction of oil from shallow waters (shale oil) enabled the country to produce an additional 1 million barrels/day. This record reflects the country’s growth in oil production. Driven by the temporary production halt in Saudi Arabia, Brent prices (Brent Crude Futures) increased by 1.7%. Nearly closing the month down (around 7%), the oil pricing was merely a reflection of the growing signs of increased production from Russia, the USA, and Saudi Arabia.

 

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Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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