Wednesday, 4 June 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Labourers harvest cocoa pods at a farm in Assin Foso, Ghana, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
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Cocoa tops global commodities rally for 2nd year, steel ingredients struggle on China demand

Cocoa and coffee prices surged in 2024 due to global supply deficits, while steel-making coal struggled amid China's slow growth.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Major European energy companies are slowing and sometimes reversing their renewables investments.

FILE PHOTO: An OPEC flag is seen on the day of OPEC+ meeting in Vienna  in Vienna, Austria October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo
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OPEC+ wary of renewed US oil output rise under Trump, sources say

OPEC+ is concerned about rising U.S. oil output with Trump's return, fearing it will erode their market share and impact prices.

FILE PHOTO: A missile is launched during an exercise of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards extend control over Tehran’s oil exports, sources say

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports of Iranian oil.

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Parex Resources Announces Enhanced Strategic Partnership with Ecopetrol and Provides Operational Update

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parex Resources Inc. (“Parex” or the “Company”) (TSX: PXT) and its strategic partner Ecopetrol S.A....

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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OPEC again cuts 2024, 2025 oil demand growth forecasts

OPEC's forecast on global oil demand marks its fifth consecutive downward revision in its monthly report.

FILE PHOTO: Crude oil tanker Otis delivers crude oil for Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria December 9, 2023. REUTERS/Seun Sanni/File Photo
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Oil prices fall on supply glut fears despite OPEC+ output cut extension

OPEC+ has postponed planned supply increases and extended deep output cuts to the end of 2026.

FILE PHOTO: Chief Executive of oil producer Rosneft Igor Sechin attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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OPEC+ output cuts turned US into top energy exporter, Rosneft’s Sechin says

"OPEC+ decisions to stabilise the oil market in 2016 and 2020 significantly supported the US shale industry," Sechin said.

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
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Trump’s low oil price promise is a risk and a boon for emerging markets

Trump’s pledge to halve energy costs sparks hope for oil importers but threatens fiscal turmoil for producers reliant on exports.

FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019.  REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
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Oil faces uphill fight as demand woes, oversupply challenge OPEC efforts: Reuters poll

A survey of 41 economists and analysts predicted that Brent crude would average $74.53 per barrel in 2025.

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