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Oil prices dipped on Thursday as an uncertain demand outlook overshadowed an OPEC+ decision to maintain oil output cuts, keeping supply tight. Brent crude oil futures fell 68 cents, or 0.8%, to $85.19 a barrel by 11:07 a.m. ET (1507 GMT).

Also Read: RBI Monetary Policy: Rate-pause may continue on CPI inflation, GDP print: Key indicators to watch Today, OPEC nations produce around 30 per cent of the world's crude oil. Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producer within the cartel, producing more than 10 million barrels a day.

Saudi Arabia has raised the price of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asian customers in November for a fifth straight month, after the kingdom reaffirmed its voluntary supply cut. State-owned Saudi Aramco increased the official selling prices (OSP) for November-loading Arab Light to Asia by 40 cents a barrel from October to $4 a barrel over Oman/Dubai quotes, it said in a statement.

Lucid Group on Thursday launched a cheaper, rear-wheel drive version of the Air Pure sedan starting at $77,400, as it looks to stoke demand. Higher borrowing costs have hit sales of electric vehicles over the last few quarters, while a price war unleashed by Tesla has hurt the ability of smaller EV makers such as Lucid and Rivian Automotive to grab market share. The new Lucid model, however, is more expensive than the world's most valuable automaker Tesla's Model S luxury sedan, which starts at about $75,000. The cheaper electric sedan will offer a range of 410 miles on a full charge and will be available immediately, Lucid said. Its most expensive offering, Air Sapphire, which is also its fastest car, is priced at $249,000. The company, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, had cut prices of its Air luxury sedans by as much as $12,400 in August even as it burns cash and posts bigger losses in its race to keep up with Tesla. Lucid had reported second-quarter revenue of $150.9 million.

(Reuters) -Luxury electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) on Thursday launched a cheaper, rear-wheel drive version of the Air Pure sedan starting at $77,400, as it looks to stoke demand.

World Bank expects Saudi Arabia's economy to contract by 0.9% in 2023, it said in a report on Thursday, revising its growth forecast for the world's top oil exporter sharply lower on the back of production cuts and lower prices. Overall growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is also expected to slow, now forecast at 1.9% in 2023, down from 6% last year and lower than the 3% the World Bank forecast in April. Saudi Arabia, the Arab world's largest economy, has cut its oil production in a preemptive move it says is intended to stabilise the oil market. Oil prices remain below last year's average of $100 a barrel. The Saudi government expects GDP growth to slow to 0.03% in 2023, from 8.7% last year, according to revised forecasts released by the finance ministry last week, narrowly avoiding a contraction. The World Bank's latest economic update, released on Thursday, attributed the «abrupt decrease» in Saudi economic activity to «lower oil production levels amidst subdued prices.» It had forecast Saudi GDP growth at 2.9% in 2023 in its April update. Growth for the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of oil and gas exporters is expected to decelerate to 1% in 2023, down from 7.3% last year, and sharply below the 3.2% forecast in the World Bank's April update.

By Paul Carsten

Saudi Arabia says it will maintain a production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of the year

Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed that they will stick with oil supply curbs of more than 1 million barrels a day until the end of the year as a rally in prices falters.

Long-term energy bulls have no reason to frown, even against the backdrop of the recent halt in oil price rises.

Jumeirah Group aims to double its property portfolio by 2030 and is 'keen' on opening a luxury hotel in India, a top company official said on Wednesday. Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts is a Dubai-based luxury hotel chain, which currently owns 27 hotels across the world, including 12 hotels in the United Arab Emirates, said Kirti Anchan, General Manager of Jumeirah Emirates Towers. «We are on a growth path and we want to double our property portfolio by 2030.

The world’s top bankers and investors mostly stayed away from last year’s United Nations climate conference in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. But holding December’s COP28 meeting in Dubai, one of the world’s major financial centers, pretty much guarantees they’ll make a much bigger showing.

oil trading at $100-a-barrel next year? Because a triple-digit price tag wouldn’t just mean elevated energy prices — it would also turbocharge the dollar. The combination of expensive barrels and a rampaging greenback could make crude a wrecking ball in 2024 that keeps inflation high enough to destroy growth around the world. The more oil soars, the pricier the dollar is likely to be, creating a pernicious feedback loop.

By Laura Sanicola and Muyu Xu

Russian oil by a quarter in September over the previous month, helping boost India’s imports from Russia by nearly a tenth and providing further evidence that the G7 price cap wasn’t proving much of a hindrance in oil imports. Russia supplied 1.57 million barrels per day (mbd) in September, up from 1.44 mbd in August, and increased its share in Indian crude imports to 38% from 33% a month earlier, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa. This is, however, lower than the 1.9 mbd that Russia supplied in July, which gave it a 42% share in Indian imports.

NEW DELHI : Petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has urged the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to show sensitivity to oil consuming-nations and curb output cuts. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Puri said he discussed the global energy scenario during a meeting with Opec secretary general Haitham Al Ghais on Tuesday. “India imports about 60% of its crude oil worth $101 billion and other petroleum products from Opec members.

Energy companies have seized the attention of investors over the last few months, as the prices of crude oil and, to a lesser extent, natural gas have jumped higher once again.

New Delhi: With oil prices on the boil, union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has asked the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to be sensitive to the needs of oil-consuming nations and curb output cuts. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Puri said he discussed the global energy scenario during his meeting with OPEC secretary general Haitham Al Ghais on Tuesday. "Discussed the global energy scenario in my meeting with OPEC SG, HE #HaithamAlGhais.

ABU DHABI : India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, on Tuesday urged producers to show "sensitivity" towards consuming countries, hit by prices largely trading above $90 a barrel since Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to extend voluntary cuts to year-end. "During pandemic, when crude oil prices crashed, the world came together to stabilize the prices to make it sustainable for the producers," Indian oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in Abu Dhabi to attend an industry conference, said after a meeting with OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais.

Parul Chaudhary and Priti secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's 3000m steeplechase but they were left chasing the shadow of Bahrain's Yavi Winfred Mutile, who set an Asian Games record on way to defending her title here on Monday. Parul clocked 9:27.63 seconds, which was more than nine seconds behind the Bahrain runner who took the top podium finish in 9:18.28, a new Games record.

Fuel prices consumers pay at the pump will be driven by a willingness to keep investing in fossil fuels, the UAE's energy minister said on Monday, as oil industry leaders reiterated the need for ongoing investment to smooth the energy transition. Speaking at the ADIPEC energy industry event in Abu Dhabi, Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said the OPEC+ producer group cares «that the price is right for consumers, but right for the consumers for a very limited time only is short-sighted». More investment is needed in oil and gas for prices to be «right at the pump», he added. When asked whether high crude prices could threaten the health of the global economy, al-Mazrouei said OPEC+ never targets a certain oil price. The group, which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, in June agreed to extend their oil output cuts until the end of 2024. Saudi Arabia and Russia have also extended 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of additional voluntary cuts until the end of the year. That helped push Brent crude prices to above $90 a barrel in early September, with the futures contract last week approaching the psychological threshold of $100 a barrel. OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said at the same event that he is optimistic about oil demand growth, and that he saw under-investment as a risk to energy security. «We are… running quite low on spare capacity, we have said this repeatedly, and this requires a concerted effort by all of the stakeholders to see the importance of investing in this industry,» he said. Mazrouei said investment by both international and national oil companies was needed, and that «these investments need the financial world to be willing to