Tag: OIL
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The Desert Wind Whispers Through Riyadh: Inside Saudi Arabia’s 2025 Oil Strategy
The desert wind whispers secrets through Riyadh’s glass towers, carrying the scent of petrodollars and geopolitical chess. That seemingly insignificant 137,000-barrel bump is no mere adjustment—it’s a surgical move in the global energy bloodstream. Inside Vienna’s OPEC+ war rooms, two realities clash. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects a muted 700,000 bpd demand growth for…
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Libya Launches First Oil Tender in 18 Years: A New Energy Era?
Libya is stepping back into the spotlight with its first oil and gas exploration tender in nearly two decades, signaling an ambitious push to reenergize its energy sector. The newly announced initiative offers shared production agreements (SPAs) across 22 exploration and development blocks—11 onshore and 11 offshore—some of which already contain undeveloped discoveries. The move…
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OPEC+ and the Strategic Push for Increased Oil Production
The U.S. administration has prioritized lower oil and gas prices to benefit American consumers and businesses while exerting economic pressure on adversarial oil-dependent nations like Iran and Venezuela. However, OPEC+ has surprised markets by supporting increased oil production, despite many of its members requiring oil prices above $80 per barrel to balance their national budgets.…
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Market Reactions to Andurand’s Hedge Fund Slump
Andurand’s hedge fund, a key player in the commodities market, recently experienced a dramatic 37% slump, wiping out its gains from the previous year. This significant downturn is drawing attention from investors, analysts, and market participants, particularly within the energy and commodities sectors. Given Andurand’s history of bold, high-risk positions, this latest loss raises important…