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By Rhod Mackenzie
As interested observers and market participants may recall, the Group of Seven (G7) countries, along with the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand, agreed to cap the price of a barrel of Russian oil transported by Western tankers and insured by Western insurers at $60 from...
According to data from the Central Bank, the share of ruble settlements with Africa increased from 21.9% in 2022 to 48.1%
in 2024.
Additionally, there was a significant increase in the volume of ruble settlements with American countries, rising from 22.7% to 35.1%.
The share of the Russian curren...
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on February 20th, during a plenary session at the International Exhibition and Forum 'Russia' at VDNKh, that global oil demand will continue to grow until at least 2040.
'Novak noted that despite some people cl...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The market paid little attention to the thirty-sixth OPEC+ oil producers club ministerial meeting held last Thursday. Although production cuts amounting to 2.2 million barrels per day were announced, oil prices rose briefly before slumping once again.
The production quotas for...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The OPEC+ meeting concluded with a surprising outcome. The association of petroleun exporting countries has secured a new ally in the form of Brazil. This substantially enhances the influence of OPEC+ resolutions. This is a significant development as Brazil, along with the United...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On the 30th November, the global oil market will be fixated on this year's OPEC+ ministerial meeting. According to analysts, the two key signatories of the agreement, Russia and Saudi Arabia, will reinforce their commitment to making voluntary cuts in production and exports, even...
