The world’s top oil importer, China, is facing economic challenges, and this has resulted in a 3.42% decline in crude oil prices, which closed at 6612. Strong news on the American labor market and manufacturing drove up crude prices, and as a result, the US dollar index increased. A further depressant of demand sentiment was…
Crude oil prices were expected to close the week higher than they started, extending their most recent uptrend to a full month, despite a decrease yesterday due to negative economic news from the US. According to Reuters, oil has increased by 9% in the last four weeks for Brent crude and by $10 a barrel…
Following significant decreases in fuel supplies and a less-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories last week, oil prices increased little on Thursday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices increased by 18 cents to $79.31 a barrel, while Brent crude futures increased by 15 cents to $83.11 a barrel. The benchmarks gained almost 1% on Wednesday…
A government decree issued on Thursday states that, as of March 1, the windfall tax on petroleum crude has increased from Rs 3,300 to Rs 4,600 ($55.51) per metric tonne. With effect from March 1, the decree said that the Centre also reduced the windfall tax on diesel from 1.50 per litre to zero. Petrol…
Tuesday’s early Asian trading saw an increase in oil prices as investors maintained their concern that the Israel-Hamas conflict could spread into a larger battle in the oil-exporting area, potentially disrupting supply. Brent crude prices had risen by 70 cents, or 0.8%, to $90.53 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had gained…
