Saudi Arabia Crude Exports Fall to 6 Million Barrels Per Day in April

FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia Crude Exports Fall to 6 Million Barrels Per Day in April

FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell to 6 million barrels per day from 6.413 million bpd in March, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday.
The decline in Saudi exports comes in line with the OPEC+ agreement to cut production, in order to maintain market stability.
OPEC+ has implemented a series of output cuts since late 2022 to support the market amid rising output from the United States and other non-member producers and worries over demand as major economies grapple with high interest rates.
OPEC+ members are currently cutting output by a total of 5.86 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 5.7% of global demand. Those include 3.66 million bpd of cuts, which were due to expire at the end of 2024, and voluntary cuts by eight members of 2.2 million bpd.
On June 2, OPEC+ agreed to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival US production.
OPEC+ will also gradually phase out the cuts of 2.2 million bpd over the course of a year from October 2024 to September 2025. Eight countries, including Russia, had already pledged to cut production.
Monthly export figures are provided by Riyadh and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), which published them on its website.



S&P Downgrades Israel’s Long-Term Ratings to 'A' amid Hezbollah Conflict

People take cover by the side of a road as a siren sound, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)
People take cover by the side of a road as a siren sound, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)
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S&P Downgrades Israel’s Long-Term Ratings to 'A' amid Hezbollah Conflict

People take cover by the side of a road as a siren sound, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)
People take cover by the side of a road as a siren sound, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

S&P Global downgraded Israel's long-term ratings to "A" from "A+" on Tuesday, citing risks to the country's economy and public finances from the escalating conflict with Iran-backed armed movement Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The rating agency highlighted concerns over potential security threats, including retaliatory rocket attacks against Israel, which could worsen the economic impact.

Peer Moody's cut the country's credit rating two notches to "Baa1" last week and warned of a drop to "junk" if the current heightened tensions with Hezbollah turned into a full-scale conflict.

"We now consider that military activity in Gaza and an upsurge in fighting across Israel's northern border - including a ground incursion into Lebanon - could persist into 2025, with risks of retaliation against Israel," S&P said.

S&P maintained Israel's outlook at "negative".