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Oil prices rose Thursday, December 3, after a dispute erupted between two producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, over the need to extend the deadline for record production cuts that began during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brent crude rose 21 cents, or 0.4%, to $48.46 a barrel …

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Oil prices closed higher on Wednesday, amid anticipation for the OPEC+ alliance decision on production cuts. Brent crude futures for February delivery rose by 83 cents, or 1.8%, to finish at $48.25 per barrel. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for January delivery gained 73 cents, or 1.6%, …

US inventories of crude oil decreased while gasoline and distillate inventories rose, the US Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. Crude stocks fell by 679,000 barrels over the week ending November 27 to 488 million barrels, while analysts in a Reuters poll expected a drop of 2.4 million barrels. Crude stocks …

Oil prices fell in early transactions on Wednesday, December 2, but recovered some losses later after news indicating that Britain has become the first country in the world to agree to use a vaccine for Covid-19, which will start from next week. Prices fell earlier after an unexpected build-up in …

Oil, Crude, trading

Oil prices fell on Tuesday to their lowest level in about a week, after the OPEC+ alliance delayed its decision regarding output cuts, in a move that was somehow expected. Brent crude futures for February delivery fell by 46 cents, or 1%, at $47.42 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …

Oil, Crude, trading

Oil prices closed lower on Monday, awaiting the OPEC+ decision regarding output cuts. A decision is expected on Tuesday, although it was reported that the meeting could be delayed to Thursday. Brent crude futures for February delivery declined by 37 cents, or 0.8%, and settled at $47.88 per barrel. Meanwhile, …

Crude oil prices fell on Monday, November 30, as investors awaited the decision of the OPEC+ producers’ group on whether to extend large production cuts to balance global markets, but the hopes of the vaccine helped keep the two benchmarks on a path of more than a fifth since the …