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OPEC oil output jumps to 2017 high as Nigeria, Libya pump more
LONDON (Reuters) — OPEC oil output has risen in June by 280,000 bpd to a 2017 high, a Reuters survey found, as a further recovery in supply from the two member countries exempt from a production-cutting deal offset strong compliance by their peers.
S.Korea's GS E&C wins $865-MM order to rebuild ADNOC's fire-hit refinery
SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi demand for gasoline is expected to stay firm after its plans to restart a gasoline-making secondary unit at its Ruwais refinery were delayed by about a year into early 2019.
Iran's July crude exports set to fall from June-source
TOKYO (Reuters) — Iran's crude oil exports in July are set to fall 7% from this month's three-month high, mainly due to a decline in exports to Europe, a person with knowledge of the Middle Eastern country's tanker loading schedule said.
UAE energy minister says no talk about further OPEC supply cuts
PARIS (Reuters) — There is no talk of further oil output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies despite only a slow drawdown in inventories, the United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Thursday.
Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 50% under IMF deal
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt on Thursday hiked fuel prices by up to 50% to help meet terms of a $12 B IMF loan deal, a sharper rise than expected by many struggling with soaring living costs and a further test of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's popularity.
OPEC in no rush on deeper oil output cut, to look at in July
LONDON (Reuters) — OPEC will not rush into making a further cut in oil output or end some countries' exemptions to output limits, OPEC delegates said, although a meeting in Russia next month is likely to consider further steps to support the market.
Iraq's oil exports in June near May level, oil minister says
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraq's oil exports from fields owned by the central government in Baghdad are at around 3.27 MMbpd so far in June, about the same level as in May, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Thursday.
Oil headed for weakest first-half performance in two decades
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil was mostly flat on Wednesday, after paring earlier losses, but was set for its biggest price drop in the first half of the year since 1997, a sign that investors are discounting evidence that major producers are sticking to a deal to cut output.
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