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Oil prices fell on Monday, September 21, due to the possibility of a return to production in Libya, while increasing cases of Coronavirus fueled concerns about global demand, but a tropical storm heading towards the coast of the states on the Gulf of Mexico limited the losses. Brent crude fell …

Oil prices showed a mixed performance on Friday amid concerns over demand outlook and output disruptions, especially in North America. Crude prices also received support from recent remarks reiterating the commitment of OPEC+ to restoring market balance. Brent crude futures for November delivery decreased by 15 cents, or 0.4%, to …

Oil and natural gas rigs in the United States increased this week, according to data by Baker Hughes. Active oil and gas rigs increased by one to 255, but remained 71% below the level of rigs for the same time last year at 613 rigs. Oil rigs fell by one …

Oil prices rose for the fourth session in a row as Goldman Sachs estimates that the market is in a deficit and a new storm has begun to form in the Gulf of Mexico, putting crude on the path of achieving a weekly gain of about 10%. After the Tokyo …

Oil prices closed higher on Thursday, after OPEC+ expressed the importance of commitment to the output cuts. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.08, or 2.6%, and settled at $43.30 per barrel. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for October delivery finished higher by 81 cents, or 2%, …

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an opening speech to an OPEC + committee meeting via the Internet that he urged participants in the group’s oil production cut agreement to fully adhere to the pledged cuts. He also said that the monitoring committee should discuss the impact of the …

Oil prices fell Thursday, September 17th, after rising strongly in the previous two sessions as concerns about weak demand re-emerged as producers in the Gulf of Mexico prepare to resume production after Hurricane Sally. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 1.6%, to $ 41.55 a barrel by 06:28 GMT, …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, amid output disruptions in North America, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, and after the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a decline in crude inventories last week. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.69, or 4.2%, to finish at $42.22 per barrel. …

Data of the United States Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report showed on Wednesday that crude oil inventories in the US declined by 4.4 million barrels last week. This comes against market analysts’ expectations of a 1.27 million barrel rise in US oil stockpiles.

Brent crude was up 24 cents to 39.85 dollars a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 33 cents to $ 37.59. Both contracts were down on Monday. The rally in oil contracts comes just before Hurricane Sally is expected to hit the US coast on the Gulf …