04 April 2020 Opec postpones emergency meeting to 9 April Opec and its non-Opec allies have moved an emergency meeting with other producing countries to 9 April from 6 April, delegates confirmed. Filter: Crude oil More filters
04 April 2020 Opec considers postponing emergency meeting Opec and its non-Opec allies are considering delaying an emergency meeting scheduled for 6 April as a dispute between heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia intensified over who is to blame for the recent collapse in oil prices. Filter: Crude oil More filters
04 April 2020 Riyadh rejects Russian claims it caused Opec+ collapse Saudi Arabia today rebuked Russia for suggesting it was to blame for the collapse of the Opec+ output restraint deal last month, but held out hope that a new agreement to rebalance the oil market can be reached when the group meets online with other producing countries next week. Filter: Crude oil FSU Middle East More filters
03 April 2020 Fuel crisis stirs up tensions in Venezuela Sporadic looting and clashes have broken out in Venezuela where the US-sanctioned government is struggling to replenish critical fuel supplies, stifling distribution of food and medicine as the coronavirus pandemic claims its first local victims. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
03 April 2020 Trump says no tariffs yet on oil imports: Update President Donald Trump is not considering putting tariffs on imported crude now but warns they remain an option if the US is not "treated fairly." Trump made the remarks hours after meeting with oil executives in the White House. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
03 April 2020 Avolon cancels order for Boeing 737 MAX jets Aircraft leaser Avolon has canceled an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX jets that were set to be delivered across 2020-23 because of the deep impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry. Filter: Metals North America More filters
03 April 2020 US refiners seek crude plan without collateral damage US refiners are urging President Donald Trump's administration to ensure efforts to help domestic oil producers do not make their operations even more challenging. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
03 April 2020 White House oil exec meeting focused on more storage President Donald Trump told oil executives gathered at the White House he wants to find new "very big" locations to stash surplus crude as a way to keep oil workers employed. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
03 April 2020 Gray Oak oil pipeline offers “on system” storage Phillips 66 will offer "on system crude storage" on its 900,000 b/d Gray Oak pipeline from the Permian basin in west Texas to the US Gulf coast, citing an urgent need from shippers. Filter: Crude oil North America More filters
03 April 2020 Schnitzer pauses Rhode Island ferrous export dock Schnitzer Steel will temporarily suspend business operations at its deep-sea ferrous bulk export dock in Providence, Rhode Island, as well as three other ferrous and nonferrous scrap yards in the region, effective today. Filter: Metals North America More filters
03 April 2020 US bulk ferrous exports slowed in March US bulk ferrous exports likely ticked lower in March, while an expected lack of sales to Turkey during the month will likely result in even lower export volumes in April. Filter: Metals North America More filters
03 April 2020 Opec March output at three-month high as deal expired Opec output rose to a three-month high in March, the final month of the Opec+ production restraint agreement. Filter: Crude oil More filters
03 April 2020 Brazil sugarcane producers seek government aid Sugarcane producers are trying to enlist the help of the Brazilian federal government to weather coronavirus headwinds ahead of the start of harvest season. Filter: Bioenergy Latin America and Caribbean More filters
03 April 2020 US downplays idea of domestic oil curtailments President Donald Trump and his administration are giving no signs the US is considering curtailing domestic oil production as a way to persuade Opec+ members to cut output by 10mn b/d or more. Filter: Crude oil Oil products FSU Middle East North America More filters
03 April 2020 Putin advocates 10mn b/d cut from 1Q level: Update Russia will take part in next week's extraordinary video conference meeting of oil producing countries and said that those talks should consider a production cut of around 10mn b/d from output levels in the first quarter of this year. Filter: Crude oil More filters
