Oil prices continued their decline on Wednesday, after falling nearly five percent in the previous session to a five-week low, while investors await more rate hikes this week. Brent crude futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $75.19 a barrel by 0015 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude fell …
Read More »Oil is falling on fears of weak demand in China
Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Tuesday, extending losses incurred in the previous session, as weak economic data from China and expectations of a US interest rate hike cast a shadow over the market. Brent crude fell 24 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $79.07 a barrel by 0615 GMT, …
Read More »Oil prices fell amid concerns about economic growth
Oil prices fell on Monday amid concerns about the economic impact of a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve and weak Chinese manufacturing data, which are enough to offset the supportive impact on oil prices of the new OPEC+ production cuts that took effect this month. The Federal …
Read More »Oil prices dip on U.S. rate hike expectations, weak China PMI
Oil prices dipped on Monday as investors worried about the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, which would impede growth and reduce gasoline demand, and concerns over lower Chinese manufacturing data combined to wipe out previous gains. Brent futures for July delivery were down 61 cents, or 0.8%, …
Read More »Oil is heading to record the second monthly loss under on weak US data
Oil prices are set to record another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing US economic data and uncertainty about an interest rate hike affected demand expectations. By 0946 GMT, Brent crude futures for June delivery were up 42 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $78.79 a barrel. These contracts expire on …
Read More »Oil stabilizes after heavy losses due to recession fears
Oil prices stabilized on Thursday, after Wednesday’s decline reflected the supportive impact of a sudden production cut by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries this month. By 1033 GMT, Brent crude was trading at $77.72 a barrel, up three cents, or 0.04 percent. US West Texas Intermediate crude also …
Read More »Oil is recovering after falling due to recession fears and Russian exports
Oil prices rose on Thursday, recouping earlier losses fueled by fears of a recession in the US and increased Russian oil exports offsetting the impact of OPEC production cuts. By 0039 GMT, Brent crude was trading at $78.04 a barrel, up 35 cents, or 0.45 percent. US West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Oil is rising with hopes of higher Chinese demand
Oil prices rose and were on track for a third day of gains on Tuesday, supported by investor optimism that holiday travel in China will boost fuel demand and expectations of lower US crude inventories. Overseas flight bookings in China during the upcoming Labor Day holiday indicate a continued recovery …
Read More »Optimism from China, Iraq drives crude oil price up
WTI crude increased on expectations of greater fuel consumption during the busy holiday travel season in China. The anticipated production cuts by the OPEC+ producing group may make the oil market more competitive.WTI crude oil prices increased further during the middle of Monday’s US trading session, reaching $78.78 per barrel …
Read More »SOMO data shows that Iraq’s oil production declined in November in line with its share in OPEC+
Data from the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), seen by Reuters on Thursday, showed that Iraq produced 4.43 million barrels per day of crude oil in November, down 221 thousand from October. These figures show that Iraq’s crude production is in line with its quota under the OPEC + …
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