EghtesadOnline: The International Energy Agency is "significantly" concerned about geopolitical tensions, including in the Strait of Hormuz, but oil markets are currently well supplied and unlikely to see "huge price increases for now," the head of the agency said Friday.

EghtesadOnline: Iran was the largest fossil fuel subsidizer in 2018, according to the International Energy Agency 's latest report.

EghtesadOnline: Surging US oil output will outpace sluggish global demand and lead to a large stocks buildup around the world in the next nine months, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.

EghtesadOnline: Despite a recent OPEC agreement to cut oil production and boost prices, it is unrealistic to expect that the commodity will reach $65 a barrel in the near term, an analyst at the Paris-based International Energy Agency told CNBC.

EghtesadOnline: Global oil markets will continue to re-balance this year as a pick-up in demand from refiners absorbs record output from several Persian Gulf producers, the International Energy Agency predicted.