OPEC Caps for Libya, Nigeria Wouldn’t Fix Global Oil Glut

OPEC Caps for Libya, Nigeria Wouldn’t Fix Global Oil Glut

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – A proposal that Libya and Nigeria could have to accept limits on their crude production probably wouldn’t be enough to put OPEC’s faltering efforts to eliminate a global supply glut back on track. The two African nations — exempt from the supply curbs agreed last year due to internal strife — have added enough production in the last two months to offset Saudi Arabia’s cut. Should the pair accept a cap…

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Libya, Nigeria May Be Asked to Cap Oil Output, Kuwait Says

Libya, Nigeria May Be Asked to Cap Oil Output, Kuwait Says

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Libya and Nigeria, which have both boosted oil production since they were exempt from global cuts this year, may be asked to cap their crude output soon in an effort to help re-balance the market, Kuwait Oil Minister Issam Almarzooq said. OPEC and non-OPEC producers have invited the two African nations to their committee meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 24 to discuss the stability of their production, Almarzooq said…

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Libya’s NOC Says Oil Output Is at Three-Year High and Rising

Libya’s NOC Says Oil Output Is at Three-Year High and Rising

TRIPOLI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Libya is pumping 715,000 barrels a day of oil, the most since 2014, and is on track to keep boosting output this year as the country restores much of the production lost amid political chaos and conflict, the state oil company’s chairman said. Blockades at the North African state’s main oil ports have ended, and output may reach 1.25 million barrels a day by year-end of 2017, National Oil…

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Libyan Oil Port Said to Re-Open as OPEC Nation Boosts Output

Libyan Oil Port Said to Re-Open as OPEC Nation Boosts Output

TRIPOLI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Libya is re-opening its last major oil-export terminal and producing at the highest level in more than two years as the war-torn country benefits from an exemption from OPEC output cuts. The Zawiya terminal is preparing to resume exports after the pipeline supplying it was re-opened, an official at the state-run National Oil Corp. said, asking not to be identified for lack of authorization to speak to news media….

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Oil Trades Near $52 as Investors Eye Libyan Crude Output Return

Oil Trades Near $52 as Investors Eye Libyan Crude Output Return

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Oil hovered near $52 a barrel as investors eyed the potential return of crude volumes from Libya and await output cuts in January as part of an OPEC and non-OPEC deal. Futures were little changed in New York after swinging between gains and losses. Libyan oil-facility guards backtracked on an agreement to allow supply to flow from the El Feel and Sharara fields, two of the country’s biggest fields. Investors await production…

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OPEC Crude Output Rises to Record as Nigeria, Libya Boost Supply

OPEC Crude Output Rises to Record as Nigeria, Libya Boost Supply

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – OPEC crude production rose to a record in September, according to a Bloomberg survey, driven by returning output from Libya and Nigeria, members who will likely be exempt from last week’s deal to cut supply. Overall production from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased by 170,000 barrels a day from the previous month to 33.75 million barrels a day, the survey of analysts, oil companies and ship-tracking data showed. Nigeria…

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Libyan oil port takeover gives edge to eastern commander

Libyan oil port takeover gives edge to eastern commander

TRIPOLI, Capital Markets in Africa: Less than a fortnight after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar swept into four of Libya’s oil ports, tankers are loading, production has jumped, and momentum has shifted firmly in the divisive former general’s favour. For Haftar’s opponents, and for Western powers, the move on the ports was alarming. Haftar and his backers in eastern Libya have been in a stand-off for months with a unity government in Tripoli, blocking any…

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