Tag: OPEC and non-OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) in Algiers meeting 2018

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 07:04 UTC

  Oil hits new high ahead of US sanctions on Iran supply, and despite Russia and Saudi higher production

  

  Brent crude rose nearly 2% after hitting a four-year high on Wednesday as the market focused on upcoming U.S. sanctions on Iran while shrugging off the year’s largest weekly build in U.S. crude stockpiles and reports of higher Saudi Arabian and Russian production.

• Tuesday, September 25th 2018 - 07:45 UTC

  Oil market turbulence ahead of US sanctions on Iran; OPEC meeting does not plan to increase output

  

  Brent crude breached US$ 81 a barrel on Monday — its highest level in nearly four years — on the back of a tightening oil market and OPEC leaders signaling they won't be immediately boosting output. Global benchmark Brent crude rose as high as US$ 81.39 a barrel, its strongest level since Nov. 21, 2014.