🔒 There is more to Angola’s OPEC exit than meets the eye – Javier Blas
In the ever-evolving landscape of the oil market, the notion that “OPEC is dead” has been declared prematurely time and again.
In the ever-evolving landscape of the oil market, the notion that “OPEC is dead” has been declared prematurely time and again.
Analysts’ forecasts differ wildly. Consensus is a long way off. Some forecast the oil price returning to the $80-90 level within a year.
Oil and chemical giant Sasol released a highly anticipated trading statement for its half-year to end December.
Petrochemical giant Sasol soared in trade on Thursday on the back of the Brent Crude price narrowing in on $60 a barrel, a 12-month high.
‘Oil prices, which had already risen sharply on news of the OPEC-plus deal, soared on the Saudi announcement’, says The Wall Street Journal.
Moderna says early data show its Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective, joining Pfizer as a leader in the race to end the pandemic.
Despite the rand slumping to almost R16.50/$ in the review period and the Road Accident Fund and fuel levies taking affect, the pump price of petrol will decrease.
A collapse in oil prices earlier this week sent global markets into a rollercoaster ride, with panicked investors calling their stockbrokers and investment advisers to make sense of the mayhem.
Peace may break out to the north where embattled Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a détente initiative with the political opposition.
Oil topped $81 a barrel on Monday – its highest level in almost four years. Opec met to discuss production targets but decided not to increase output.