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FT.com / Global Economy - Saudi minister sees oil demand rising
Global oil demand is picking up, supported by higher consumption in China, driving oil prices higher, Ali Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, said on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s Opec meeting in Vienna. Mr Naimi added that Opec did not need to cut its production, arguing that the cartel would ...
Business : Saudi warns of new oil spike without investment
Business : Saudi warns of new oil spike without investment
khaleejtimes.com — ROME - Oil prices could spike to beyond the near $150 record high of 2008 within two... to three years unless the industry invests in new projects to expand capacity, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Monday. The influential minister of the ... (more) Business : Saudi warns of new oil spike without investment
Russia Sees Gloom Despite Rise in Oil
online.wsj.com — MOSCOW -- Gloomy news about Russia's economy -- figures on Monday showed April industrial production plunged 17%... year-on-year -- has been mixed with some rare positives in recent weeks. Oil prices are surging, the ruble is up and Russian stocks have ... (more) Russia Sees Gloom Despite Rise in Oil
Can Oil Go Even Higher? -
Can Oil Go Even Higher? -
seekingalpha.com — In a recent article published in the CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly, Mohamed A El-Erian, CEO of... PIMCO, states that traditional risk management is too heavily dependent on historical correlations and value-at-risk assessments. Today, a ... (more) Can Oil Go Even Higher? -
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Ahead of OPEC meeting, Saudi minister sees oil prices rising
BloggingStocks — ... sitting in supertankers offshore. Now Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi says that higher consumption in China is driving up prices. He further states that the world economy has recovered enough to sustain $75 to $80 per barrel oil. Is some of this just hype ahead of tomorrow's OPEC meeting? ...

OPEC To Maintain Production Levels At Thursday’s Meeting
Daily Markets — ... more than 80% to a four-year low of $32.70 a barrel in February. To combat the sharp decline in prices, OPEC has lowered its production quotas by 4.2 million barrels per day (bpd) - about 5% of global demand - since September. Since February, oil prices have recovered, climbing to their current level above $60 a barrel. But both Naimi and industry analysts have warned that the rally has more to do with market sentiment and the potential for a recovery than it does fundamentals.“ The price rise is a function of optimism that better things are coming in the future ,” Naimi told ...

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