Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Goldman Sachs lowers oil price forecast after OPEC+ decision to boost output- oil and gas 360

Goldman Sachs lowers oil price forecast after OPEC+ decision to boost output

(Investing) – Goldman Sachs reduced its oil price forecast following decisions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, OPEC+, to accelerate oil output increases, the bank said in a note dated Sunday. The bank now expects Brent crude to average $60 per barrel for the rest of 2025 and $56/bbl in 2026 down by $2 from its previous estimate.

Ecopetrol eyes SierraCol purchase to boost output, reserves in Colombia- oil and gas 360

Ecopetrol eyes SierraCol purchase to boost output, reserves in Colombia

(World Oil) – Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol SA is considering buying Carlyle Group’s oil driller in the nation as it looks to boost reserves and output, its top executives said in an interview. Carlyle Group is seeking to sell SierraCol Energy Ltd., Colombia’s biggest independent oil producer, for $1.5 billion, Reuters reported last month. The assets were purchased from Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Young shale CEOs eye output boost in oil patch struggling to grow- oil and gas 360

Young shale CEOs eye output boost in oil patch struggling to grow

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Investors desperate for clues on the outlook for U.S. shale oil production now have one of their first official forecasts for 2023, with the new chief executive officers of Permian Resources Corp. planning a 10% increase to take advantage of elevated crude prices. The 35- and 34-year-old “shalennials” Will Hickey and James Walter today took over the helm

Ukraine war threatens oil demand and investment, OPEC says- oil and gas 360

OPEC+ output boost seen unlikely to come from UAE pressure alone

World Oil (Bloomberg) — The United Arab Emirates will try to convince OPEC+ to increase oil output faster, but there’s little the Gulf country can do if Saudi Arabia isn’t on board.     “Boosting production is not so much an OPEC discussion, it’s a Gulf discussion,” said Bill Farren-Price, a director at Enverus Intelligence Research and veteran observer of the group.

Column: OPEC+ to boost output as oil market tightens - John Kemp-oil and gas 360

Column: OPEC+ to boost output as oil market tightens – John Kemp

Reuters LONDON – OPEC and its partners have agreed to raise their collective production by 0.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, with output to be reviewed and adjusted at monthly intervals thereafter. The increase is much smaller than the 2 million bpd scheduled last April, but marks a significant shift from the start of November, when the group