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Showing posts with label Ali Al-Naimi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ali Al-Naimi. Show all posts
Friday, April 19, 2019

Being careful of what Hedge Funds wish for

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So it is that OPEC has moved its ministers meeting, and the OPEC/non-OPEC from April 17/18 to June 25/26, but the Oilholic decided to come ...
Friday, January 13, 2017

‘Crude’ recollections of a former OPEC bigwig

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For over two decades, every word Ali Al-Naimi uttered was lapped up by the oil market. It wouldn’t be otherwise, if you were the oil mini...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016

‘Mum’s the word’ for new Saudi oil minister

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After a fact finding trip to Houston, Texas, the Oilholic finds himself back in Vienna, Austria for the 169th OPEC Ministers’ meeting. Ba...
Monday, May 09, 2016

Adios Ali: Saudi oil minister retires

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Alas all 'crude' things in life come to an end, with King Salman replacing Ali Al-Naimi – Saudi Arabia’s oil minister who has bee...
Monday, April 18, 2016

‘Doh-a Farce’? Brace for $35/bbl Brent?

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The Oilholic is rather surprised that some people are actually surprised the Doha talks between major oil producers turned out to be a bi...
Friday, December 04, 2015

OPEC quota where it was, no figures needed

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OPEC decided to roll over its 'previous quota' published at 30 million barrels per day, but declined to put a figure in its offic...

Saudis, Iranians not budging - short baby short!

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It’s not official yet, but highly likely that an OPEC quota cut is not on cards as the Saudis won’t budge and the Iranians, hoping to ret...
Sunday, June 07, 2015

OPEC’s hunt for an ‘equitable’ oil price

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The OPEC meeting is over, quota stays at 30 million barrels per day , and by the way – it was never a quota but rather a recommendation i...
Wednesday, December 03, 2014

OPEC just about gets the basics right

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On occasion, signs around Austrian bars and shops selling souvenirs humorously tell tourists to get one basic fact right – there are no k...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Bears in the crude jungle don’t scare Al-Naimi

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Having had enough of briefing scribes and analysts over the past few days and giving little away, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi told...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

OPEC grapples with a buyers’ market

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It’s been a long six months between OPEC meetings with the oil price slipping almost 35% since June and the organisation's own averag...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The morning so far at Helferstorferstrasse 17

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The scribes, the analysts, the bloggers and the camera crews are all bundled into the media briefing room as the 12 OPEC ministers begin th...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

The year that was & ‘crude’ predictions for 2014

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As crude year 2013 came to a close, the Oilholic found himself in Rotterdam gazing at the Cascade sculpture made by Atelier Van Lieshout , ...
Wednesday, December 04, 2013

The acknowledgement: OPEC flags-up US output

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There should be no shock or horror – it was coming. Ahead of taking a decision on its production quota, president of the 164th OPEC confere...
Friday, May 31, 2013

Saudi oil minister & the Oilholic’s natter

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Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali Al-Naimi said the global oil market remains well supplied, in response to a question from the Oilholic. Spe...