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…
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…
Early Asian trading on Monday saw a further decline in oil prices from the previous session. At the end of the week, oil prices had dropped 2-3% due to market concerns that inflation that was stronger than anticipated may postpone U.S. interest rate cuts. By 0121 , U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices slid…
India’s domestic crude oil production for the first ten months of the current fiscal year was 24.5 million metric tonnes, a slight decrease of 0.4% from the same time the previous year. Additionally, the output did not meet the goal of 25.1 for the April–January period. Out of this, ONGC’s production decreased by 3% to…
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…
Oil prices increased on Thursday as negotiations to resolve the Gaza conflict and broader Middle East concerns that have unsettled the market since October resumed after Israel turned down a cease-fire request from Hamas. Strong indications of fuel demand in the United States this week supported the market’s rising trend. Brent crude futures were up…
Early on Tuesday, as market players evaluated U.S. Secretary of State travel to the Middle East to discuss a ceasefire offer in the region, oil prices showed minimal movement. On Monday, he met the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. In anticipation of an Israeli attack on Rafah, a border city where over half of…
The oil ministry informed a parliamentary standing committee that suppliers have voiced concerns about the high transactional costs and difficulty in repatriating funds, which has prevented India from finding takers for its demand that rupees be used to pay for the import of crude oil. International trade custom dictates that the U.S. dollar is the…
