U. S. Press Secretary Jen Psaki assured that the White House is continuing to press OPEC member states to address the crude oil supply issue. “I would also note that what we’re also working to address is more of a logistics issue of how we are moving supply around the …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+’s commitment to Production Cuts Drops Slightly to 115% in September
Three sources from OPEC+ told Reuters on Monday that the alliance’s commitment to oil cuts fell slightly to 115 percent in September. The figure shows that some members are still facing production problems according to their agreed quotas due to various technical problems.
Read More »Crude Oil Prices Rose to Highest in More Than 7 Years
NYMEX crude prices rose during those moments from their highest levels since the beginning of October 2014, as they rose to levels of 83.73 dollars per barrel, an increase of about 1.5 percent. While the benchmark Brent crude broke the levels of 86 dollars for the first time since mid-October …
Read More »U.S. oil drilling rig count up for 6 weeks
Baker Hughes data on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil climbed by 12 to 445 this week. This data followed increases throughout the last five weeks.Active U.S. rig count, including natural gas ones, climbed by 10 to stand at a total of 543 according …
Read More »Oil Jumps More Than 3%
Oil prices jumped on Friday, heading for weekly gains of more than 3 percent, amid increasing evidence of tight supply over the next few months, with increased expectations of a shift to petroleum products in light of the sharp rise in natural gas and coal prices. Brent crude futures touched …
Read More »Oil Breaks Through Resistance
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Read More »Oil Prices Rise on Thursday as US Inventories Fall
Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, as larger-than-expected drawdowns in US gasoline and distillate inventories prompted buying, and the rally was also supported by expectations that higher natural gas prices as winter approaches will shift to oil to meet heating demand. Brent crude futures rose 67 cents, or …
Read More »Oil touches the first target of the downside correction
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Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 13-10-2021
Consumer Price Index data from the U. S. Labor Department and FOMC minutes represented the key market drivers on Wednesday. Inflation is still steering the both the U. S. economy and fiscal policy as prices continued their ascent in September. Social Security benefits will rise 5.9% in 2022, the highest …
Read More »OPEC Revises 2021 Oil Demand Growth Forecast
In its monthly report published on Wednesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that it lowered the 2021 oil demand growth forecast to 5.82 million (bpd) from 5.96 million bpd, per Reuters. Raising expectations of non-OPEC supply growth by 100,000 barrels per day in 2022 Maintaining the …
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