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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, have been considering further production cuts to tighten supply and support prices. read more

This has been fuelled by renewables, natural gas and a tech revolution read more

India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer, shipped in 4.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in October, about 3.3% less compared with a year ago, data showed. Of that, it bought 3.43 million bpd from OPEC. read more

Iran had earlier seen its oil revenues surge after a 2015 nuclear pact which ended a sanctions regime over its disputed nuclear programme, however the new sanctions brought in after US President Trump’s withdrawal from the deal in 2018 have proved to... read more

This will be Dharmendra Pradhan’s first overseas’ visit since his assumption of office. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to visit Vladivostok during the first week of next month. read more

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told reporters on Monday he would support prolonging output cuts by six to nine months. read more

Saudi Arabia and Russia ended years of animosity in 2016 to join forces to manage the global oil market in an effort to prop up prices. read more

The kingdom boosted production last month by the most this year as output from fellow OPEC member Iran plunged to the lowest since 1990 due to US sanctions, according to a Bloomberg survey. read more

The idea of a buyer’s club to negotiate on oil prices has long been floated without much success read more

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, has also said it had no immediate plans to raise oil output after the sanctions waivers end. read more

As per data from Indian Oil Corp, petrol price in Delhi was increased to Rs 70.95 per litre on Sunday while in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai the fuel cost Rs 73.05, Rs 76.58 and Rs 73.65 respectively. read more

Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Thursday, a day after their biggest one-day rally in two years, pulled down by worries about the global economy and a supply glut. read more

The decline in diesel prices so far has been nearly 14 per cent from the highs touched in October. In Delhi, the fuel was sold for Rs 65.30 per litre, 13.72 per cent lower than the all-time high of Rs 75.69, recorded on October 16 and 17. read more

In November 2016, OPEC countries, along with Russia, decided to reduce their crude oil production by around 1.5 million barrels per day (mbd). read more

India is the world’s third largest oil consuming nation, which is more than 80 per cent dependent on imports to meet its energy needs read more