Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday, at its highest closing level in about five months, after data showed a more than expected decline in US crude inventories. Brent crude futures for October delivery closed higher by 74 cents or 1.7% at $45.17, its best since March 6. Meanwhile, the West …
Read More »Oil Prices at Highest Level in 5 Months
Oil prices rose on Wednesday to highest levels since early March after data showed a significant decline in US crude oil stockpiles, but fears of the second wave of Covid-19 capped the gains Brent crude rose 1.03 dollars, or 2.3%, to 45.46 dollars a barrel. WTI also rose $ 1.03, …
Read More »Crude Oil Futures Rose During Asian Session
Crude oil futures rose during the Asian session on Wednesday. According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures were traded for September at $41.69 a barrel, up 0.02%. It was previously traded at a session high of $41.73 a barrel. Crude oil may find support at $38.72 and …
Read More »Oil Finished at Highest Level in Five Months
Oil prices rose on Tuesday to its highest level in about five months, supported by positive economic data that signals the global recovery from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The global benchmark Brent crude futures rose by 28 cents or 0.6% and settled at $44.43 per barrel, its …
Read More »Oil Adds Nearly 2% on Industrial Data
Oil prices surged on Monday, supported by positive manufacturing and industrial data across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Brent crude futures rose by 63 cents or 1.5% to settle at $44.15 per barrel. Meanwhile, the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 74 cents or 1.8% …
Read More »Russia Increases Oil Production While Reducing OPEC+ cuts
The source familiar with the data on Monday said that Russia’s production of oil and gas condensates increased to 9.8 million barrels per day in the first and second of August, compared to 9.37 million barrels per day in July amid reducing production cuts agreed within the framework of OPEC …
Read More »Oil Settle Higher on Large US Inventories Draw
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, after data showed a huge decline in US crude inventories last week. The weekly report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed earlier that crude oil inventories in the US fell by 10.6 million barrels during the week ended July 24. This marked the …
Read More »A Sharp Decline in US Oil Inventories
Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed that American oil inventories witnessed a sharp decline last week, contrary to market expectations, as US oil inventories recorded a decrease of 6.8 million barrels over the week ending July 24 to 531 million barrels, while analysts’ expectations indicated that an increase of …
Read More »US Refining Seen Posting Worst Quarterly Results in Ten Years
It is expected that the American oil refineries will announce the worst results for the second quarter in ten years, with production exceeding the demand, while the lockdown measures aimed at containing the pandemic of the Covid-19 Virus caused a severe decline in travel in the summer. According to Reuters. …
Read More »Oil Rises After Surprise drop in U.S. Inventories
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a report showed that crude oil inventories in the United States fell against expectations, giving the market some support amid large increases in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Brent crude futures rose 14 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 43.36 a barrel at 03:26 …
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