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A US Energy Information Administration report said on Wednesday that the US Strategic Crude Oil Reserve fell 2.4 million barrels last week to 580 million barrels, its lowest level since August 2002. At the crude delivery and storage center in Cushing, Oklahoma, stocks fell by 972,000 barrels last week to …

Countries that depend on the region’s rich supply of energy, wheat, nickel and other staples could feel the pain of price spikes.After getting battered by the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and price jumps, the global economy is expected to be sent on one more unpredictable course by an armed clash …

Official figures revealed on Friday that Britain’s economy grew 7.5% in 2021, recovering from its historic 9.4% decline in 2020 when coronavirus restrictions curbed economic activity. On a quarterly basis, UK gross domestic product is estimated to have risen by 1% in the final three months of the year, and …

Several economists believe the cost of borrowing will increase several times this year. UK inflation is expected to rise to a 30-year high when December’s data are released on Wednesday as upward cost pressures are felt across the economy. Economists polled by Reuters forecast inflation to hit 5.2 per cent, …

The US Energy Information Administration expects US oil production to exceed pre-pandemic levels over the next year, supported by a jump in shale oil production, with high prices spurring producers to increase production. In its January Short-Term Energy Outlook, the administration said average US crude production could record 12.4 million …

The prices of energy, crude and gasoline all increased in 2021 from 2020 according to the latest data released Wednesday by the US Energy Information Agency.Prices increased because of higher demand and a range of other factors. By the end of 2021, commodities on the energy index traded 59% higher …

The latest decision by OPEC+ Tuesday to stick to its planned increase in oil output for February largely reflects easing concern of a big surplus in the first quarter of 2022, as well as a wish to provide consistent guidance to the market.The producer group, which comprises of the Organization …

Brent crude futures fell 1% to $76 a barrel on Friday, coinciding with holiday liquidity tightening and closures due to Omicron as US markets were closed for holidays. Although Omicron has caused some travel restrictions and increased infections, a British health agency said the mutant was less likely to lead …

Oil gave up gains recorded earlier in the session on Thursday, and retreated, affected by some countries in the world imposing new restrictions on travel to limit the increase in infections with the Omicron mutant, but losses remained limited due to positive developments related to the pandemic. By 0810 GMT, …

US crude stocks fell more than expected in the most recent week due to year-end tax considerations, analysts said, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories fell by 4.7 million barrels in the week to Dec. 17 to 423.6 million barrels, compared with …