Tag: “Commodity”

Oil was little changed at the start of the week, as traders monitored geopolitical risk before talks between the US and Iran resume on Tuesday.

World oil demand will rise more slowly than expected this year, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, while warning the global market still faces a sizeable surplus despite outages that cut supply in January.

Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world’s top crude importer and offset the likely loss of India sales, traders said.

Η ATLANTIC SEE LNG TRADE A.E., στην οποία συμμετέχει ο Όμιλος AKTOR κατά 60% και η ΔΕΠΑ Εμπορίας κατά 40% υπέγραψε την πρώτη της συμφωνία για την προμήθεια υγροποιημένου φυσικού αερίου από τις ΗΠΑ στην Ουκρανία τον Μάρτιο

Oil prices slid Monday as investors dialed back fears of a supply shock after U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements on Iran signaled a possible easing in tensions between Tehran and Washington.

Αναμένονται και νέες συμφωνίες από τις χώρες που θα ενεργοποιηθούν για να στηρίξουν τη διαδρομή του αερίου

OPEC+ is expected to keep its pause on oil output increases for March at a meeting on Sunday, three OPEC+ delegates told Reuters, with prices rising due to a drop in Kazakhstan’s oil production.

Ο Αλέξανδρος Εξάρχου, πρόεδρος του Ομίλου AKTOR, είχε σημαντικές συναντήσεις στο Νταβός, συζητώντας επενδύσεις και την ενεργειακή ανάπτυξη με τον υπουργό Επενδύσεων της Σαουδικής Αραβίας και άλλους αξιωματούχους.

Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats against Iran, raising concerns of military action that could disrupt crude supplies while there are outages in Kazakhstan.

Στις μεγάλες αντιφάσεις της ευρωπαϊκής ενεργειακής πολιτικής αναφέρθηκε χθες , ο Αλέξανδρος Εξάρχου, Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων σύμβουλος του Ομίλου ΑΚΤΩΡ, στο περιθώριο συζήτησης για το μέλλον της Ευρώπης.

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) output is set to jump this year, easing constraints seen since the 2022 Ukraine war and dampening prices, which could spur demand including from top importers China and India, analysts say.

The global oil market will be in deep surplus in the first quarter of 2026, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, as so far excess supplies have offset the geopolitical risk of disruption.

The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and attended a White House meeting with the president last week.

Oil major Chevron Corp, global trading houses Vitol and Trafigura, and other firms are competing for U.S. government deals to export crude oil from Venezuela, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Global oil prices have fallen by more than 1% after Donald Trump said Venezuela would hand over 30m to 50m barrels of the country’s blockaded crude to the US.

Global investors reached for classic safe-haven assets Monday, driving gold, silver, and the U.S. dollar higher, as President Donald Trump’s ousting of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro added a new element of geopolitical risk to markets early in the new year.

The U.S. operation against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has thrown one of the world’s most politically fraught oil industries back into focus, forcing investors to reassess who controls the country’s crude resources and whether they can be meaningfully revived after decades of decline.

Oil held broadly steady on Monday as traders shrugged off any possible impact on oil flows from the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, home of the biggest global oil reserves.

Silver prices hit a fresh all-time high in early Friday trading, topping the $75 an ounce mark for the first time on record, as precious metals extended a historic year of gains amid concerns over currency debasement and a surge in industrial demand.

Gold rose to an all-time high above $4,500 an ounce on escalating tensions in Venezuela and expectations for more US rate cuts. Silver and platinum also advanced to records.