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Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday (March 23rd), as they were hit by fears that new restrictions imposed to combat the Coronavirus pandemic and the slow distribution of vaccines in Europe will slow down the recovery in demand, while producers cut production in a sign of abundant supplies. US West …

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Oil prices registered marginal gains on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance following last week’s sharp losses, which were the worst in about five months. Expectations for economic recovery provided support to crude prices, but concerns about demand recovery and reintroducing lockdown measures in Europe had a negative …

Amin Al-Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, said today, Monday, that the giant national company is optimistic about the oil market and expects a strong recovery in demand. “We are very optimistic about future oil demand,” he said. He added that Aramco was undertaking engineering work to increase production capacity to …

Oil prices fell again, with renewed fears that general isolation measures in Europe could slow an expected recovery in demand for fuel products. Brent fell 34 cents, equivalent to 0.5%, to $64.19 a barrel In Asian trading, US crude lost 21 cents, equivalent to 0.3%, to $61.21 a barrel. The …

Oil, Crude, trading

Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by concerns about geopolitical risks in the Middle East impacting crude supplies, but could not recover its weekly losses, which are mostly due to worries about the recovery of the global demand. A resurgence in coronavirus cases in Europe, which resulted in another four-week …

The number of active rigs drilling for crude oil and natural gas in the United States increased by nine rigs to 411 this week, weekly data by Baker Hughes showed on Friday. The increase in the rig count was entirely attributed to the increase in oil rigs to 318, while …

Oil prices increased by more than a dollar during the European session, after a major sell-off witnessed in the previous session, as a new wave of Coronavirus cases across Europe triggered general isolation measures and dampened hopes for an imminent oil demand recovery. Brent crude rose $ 1.01, or 1.6%, …

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