Crude oil prices rose by 2.83% to 5,988, driven by higher-than-expected US fuel demand and OPEC+’s potential delay in an output hike. U.S. gasoline inventories reached a two-year low, while crude inventories drew down by 0.515 million barrels, contrasting with a 2.3 million-barrel build. Cushing, Oklahoma crude stocks rose by 0.681 million barrels. The U.S….
Natural gas prices dropped by 2.27% to ₹180.6 due to milder weather forecasts, reducing demand for gas by power generators. Despite this, output decreased, and flows to LNG export terminals increased. Gas inventories remained 12% above normal levels, as producers injected smaller amounts into storage for 15 out of 16 weeks. Gas output in the…
Forecasts of warmer-than-usual weather over the next several weeks are expected to generate higher demand for air cooling, which helped natural gas prices rise by 2.94% yesterday and settle at 196. The weather forecast encouraged market optimism because rising temperatures usually lead to a greater requirement for electricity generation for cooling purposes, increasing natural gas…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced a greater-than-expected drop in US crude stockpiles, which helped to support crude oil prices, which increased by 0.41% to settle at 6,858. The EIA reported that for the week ending July 5, crude stocks dropped by 3.4 million barrels to 445.1 million, a substantial decrease from the projected draw…
LSEG data indicates that despite forecasts of a steady rise, crude oil imports into Asia experienced a modest dip in the year’s first half. Over the first half of the year, Asian oil consumers imported 27.16 million barrels per day, according to the figures. Compared to a year ago, this was 130,000 bpd less. Notably,…
Crude oil prices fell by -0.78% to end at 6746, under pressure from worries about how rising Middle East tension and a strong US dollar might affect the world’s oil consumption. The concerns about disruptions to the oil supply have been made worse by the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, including the Israeli troops’…
As the market weighed evidence of rising US demand as well as declining oil and fuel stockpiles against a strengthening US currency, crude oil prices managed to hover around a seven-week high on Friday. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil for August delivery stayed steady at $81.29 from its closing position on Thursday, Brent…
As a result of positive estimates for global demand and anticipation of ongoing supply constraints by major oil-producing countries, crude oil prices increased by 1.09% to settle at 6702 rupees per barrel. Strong growth in oil demand is anticipated in the second half of the year, according to reports from OPEC, the International Energy Agency,…
Energy services provider Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opening a new tab stated in its widely watched report on Friday that U.S. energy companies reduced the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating this week to the lowest since January 2022. In the week ending June 7, the number of oil and gas rigs declined by…
Traders mostly disregarded the EIA report revealing an unexpected increase in crude oil stockpiles, as crude oil prices increased by 0.37% to settle at $6,190. According to EIA statistics, rather than the market’s estimate of a 2.30 million barrel reduction, U.S. oil stockpiles grew by 1.233 million barrels for the week ending May 31, 2024….
