India, the third-largest oil importer in the world, imported the same amount of crude oil as in the previous fiscal year, 2023–2024, which concluded on March 31. However, because of record-high imports of cheaper Russian crude and declining oil prices, India’s import bill decreased by over 16%. According to data from the Petroleum Planning and…
The API said on Tuesday that although U.S. crude stockpiles increased last week more than anticipated, gasoline inventories decreased, suggesting that refinery activity is still recovering despite rising fuel demand. The U.S. benchmark crude oil futures, WTI Futures, settled down 0.1% at $85.36 a barrel before trading at $85.28 a barrel in response to the…
Crude oil prices fell by 1.07% due to reduced Middle East tensions. Azerbaijan’s oil output in March increased to 481,000 barrels per day, but still falls short of the nation’s 2024 OPEC+ quota. OPEC+ voluntary production reduction continues to tighten the market’s supply situation. Mexico’s Pemex plans to cut oil exports by 330k barrels per…
A tighter outlook for the crude markets was presented by indicators of reduced stockpiles and disruptions in fuel supply, which caused oil prices to rise in Asian trade on Monday as prospects of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire lessened. Due to growing rumors of a Gaza ceasefire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, crude prices dropped…
The world’s largest oil consumers, China and the United States, saw rising demand on Friday, which contributed to an increase in oil prices. Additionally, the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled favorably that rate cuts might be possible. The price of a barrel of Brent crude futures had increased by 0.45%, or 37 cents. U.S. West Texas…
Following OPEC+ members’ decision to extend its voluntary oil output cutbacks of 2.2 million barrels per day into the second quarter, which was mostly expected by the market, oil prices increased on Monday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $80.17 a barrel, while Brent futures was up 28 cents,…
As worries about demand in the greatest economy in the world arose due to data showing that U.S. crude stocks increased significantly more than anticipated, oil prices dropped in early trade on Thursday. At 01:35 , U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices dropped 36 cents, or 0.5%, to $76.28 a barrel, while Brent crude futures…
Early on Wednesday in Asian trading, oil prices dropped as investors reduced their expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut and a U.S. industry organization reported that crude stocks increased more than anticipated last week. When the market started at 0000 Brent futures dropped 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $82.48. West Texas Intermediate…
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel announced it had “ended” a series of attacks in southern Gaza. At 0135, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 46 cents, or 0.6%, at $76.38 a barrel, while Brent crude was down 43 cents, or It was down 0.5% to $81.76. Prices…
After dropping the previous session, oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as investors balanced general economic worries against weather-related supply and demand problems in the United States and ongoing tensions in the Middle East that resulted in additional tanker diversions. At $78.20 a barrel, Brent crude futures increased by 5 cents, or roughly 0.06%. Earlier…
