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Oil prices fell on Thursday, January 13, giving up some of their gains in the previous two sessions, amid uncertainty about demand in the near term as Omicron infections surged around the world. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude contracts fell 20 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.44 a barrel at …

Oil prices rose Monday, January 10, as supply disruptions in Kazakhstan and Libya offset fears stemming from the rapid global rise in infections with the mutated Omicron strain of the coronavirus. Brent crude rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $81.91 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 15 …

Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for the highest weekly increase since mid-December, due to unrest in Kazakhstan and production outages in Libya, which raised concerns about supplies. Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $82.75 a barrel by 0939 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude …

A Reuters survey showed on Thursday that the increase in OPEC oil production in December was also less than the increase planned under an agreement with allies, highlighting the constraints faced by production capacity that curb supply as global demand recovers from the repercussions of the Corona pandemic. The survey …

Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of a massive spike in omicron cases from the coronavirus, but the upside remained limited after rising US fuel stocks. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was down four cents at $80.04 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agreed to revive more of the suspended production as the prospects for global oil markets improve, amid expectations that demand will be able to withstand the repercussions of the new Coronavirus mutant. Delegates said the 23-nation coalition led by Saudi …

OPEC lowered its forecast for the excess supply of oil in global crude markets during the current quarter, a day before the group’s meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. And according to internal research conducted by the group and its allies on Monday and reported by the “Bloomberg” agency, the oil …

OPEC and allies will have their twenty fourth meeting Tuesday to proceed with their plan to increase production by 400,000 barrels per month in January; the move was agreed to in December aiming at stabilizing the rising oil prices caused by low supply and global supply remains low. This may …

WTI crude futures are currently trading above a key area of support in the USD 70.00 region, a psychologically important level that also coincides with WTI’s 200-day moving average (which resides at USD 70.37). In recent trade, WTI dipped under the USD 70.00 level and the 200DMA to print session …

The shift toward renewable energy has to be managed very carefully in order to prevent a surge in oil prices as energy demand continues to rise, according to Saudi Arabia’s finance minister.“We have very serious concerns that the world could run short of energy if we are not careful in …