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Oil producers junk criticism days ahead of COP28 climate summit
Fp Staff •COP stands for the Conference of the Parties, where the “parties” stand for 197 states and a regional economic organisation. They gather once a year to discuss plans to limit climate change.
India's import of Russian oil slipped to lowest in 9 months, OPEC's share hit a 10-month high
Fp Staff •India imported on average 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian oil in October, up 1.2% from the previous month, the data showed. Despite the increase, Russian oil's share in India's October imports slipped to 33% from 35% in September.
Explained: Why OPEC+ is reducing oil output and what it means for the world
Fp Explainers •Saudi Arabia, the group's biggest producer, will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 as the group faces flagging oil prices
India's import of Russian crude oil hits record high in May, leaving behind supplies from Saudi, Iraq
Fp Staff •Russia has now occupied a larger chunk of India's oil imports, taking the figure to 45 per cent in May. This is the highest share for an individual country in recent years
OPEC's share in India's oil imports falls to all-time low as Russian oil buy peaks
Fp Staff •OPEC made up for as much as 90 per cent of all crude oil India imported at one point of time but this has been sliding since Russian oil became available at discount in the aftermath of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February last year
Russian crude supplies to India at discounted rates not to be affected by Opec+ oil output cut
Umang Sharma •OPEC and its allies, including Russia, agreed to widen oil production cuts to 3.66 million bdp or 3.7% of global demand
S&P 500 inches lower as OPEC move stokes inflation fears
•Oil jumped roughly 6 per cent after Saudi Arabia and other crude-producing countries said over the weekend they would cut production
Oil producers' cuts could boost gasoline prices, help Russia
•Russia is joining in by extending its own cuts for the rest of the year. In theory, less oil flowing to refineries should mean higher gasoline prices for drivers and could boost the inflation hitting the US and Europe
Oil’s Not Well: Why OPEC+ has cut oil production and how it could affect countries
Fp Explainers •OPEC+, the group of oil producers led by Saudi Arabia, announced a cut of more than one million barrels per day from May until the end of the year. While it said the move was aimed at maintaining stability, many experts believe it is a sign of Riyadh’s independence from Washington
UAE president names son Abu Dhabi crown prince, brothers to top roles
•MBZ became ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE, which groups rulers of the seven emirates of the UAE federation, in May after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who had ruled Abu Dhabi