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Saudi Arabia may prioritise non-OPEC ties

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SAUDI ARABIA

Ministers of OPEC and other oil-producing states are preparing to meet in Vienna. They will decide how to respond to calls -- including from the United States and India -- for…

NAFTA talks will spare North American energy trade

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NORTH AMERICA

As a new round of talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) looms, the region’s booming energy trade is in the spotlight. Trump’s hard-line rhetoric around the…

Riyadh can manage oil output but not prices

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SAUDI ARABIA

The failure of OPEC+ talks in March aiming to agree a response to reduced demand because of COVID-19 resulted in a price war and aggressive Saudi plans to ramp up output. State…

Venezuela's output collapse may boost global oil price

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VENEZUELA

Collapsing oil production.

Qatar will grow more assertive, but not hubristic

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QATAR

The withdrawal came with neither notice nor any obvious precipitating event, and is ultimately more a piece of political showmanship than a decision rooted in fiscal calculation…

Saudi oil failure will have costs at home and abroad

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SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA: Oil failure will be costly

Huge Saudi-Emirati oil supply hikes will hit economies

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SAUDI ARABIA/UAE

SAUDI ARABIA/UAE: Supply hikes hurt

Climate change to hit development in the global south

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INTERNATIONAL

In a scenario in which it becomes increasingly evident that carbon neutrality will not be reached by 2050, governments may switch the focus of spending from the energy transition…

US sanctions prompt Russia disengagement on Iran

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Russia's response to US sanctions on Iranian oil.

OPEC quotas may have small impact

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INTERNATIONAL

OPEC's decision to try to agree new quotas for its members, albeit with key exemptions, suggests a fragile consensus is growing around a change in policy direction towards…