On Wednesday, oil prices increased somewhat due to supply worries, but gains were limited by investor concerns that another aggressive U.S. interest rate hike might trigger a recession and reduce demand for gasoline. Brent crude futures were up 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $90.73 per barrel after sliding $1.38 the day before. U.S. West Texas…
If the finance ministry approves the oil ministry’s proposal to exempt hydrocarbon blocks that were awarded to businesses via the production-sharing contract (PSC) and revenue-sharing contract (RSC) mechanisms from the windfall taxes on domestic crude, the state-run ONGC, and the private sector company Cairn are likely to gain. The oil ministry reportedly argued that the…
American Petroleum Institute (API) statistics released on Tuesday, which came before the government released its official inventory figures, which would have included drawdowns from the national oil reserve, showed that U.S. crude stockpiles increased by more than 6 million barrels over the previous week. September 9, API reported that U.S. crude stockpiles increased by 6.035…
The U.S. energy authority predicted slightly stronger demand and tighter supply for oil moving into 2023, which led to an increase in price on Thursday. The global benchmark, London-traded Brent oil futures, increased 1.1% to $88.47 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures increased by 0.8% to $82.59 per barrel. Through the…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after rising in the previous three sessions but losses were limited on the view that global supply tightness will continue as there is limited room for major producers such as Saudi Arabia to boost production. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slid 44 cents, or 0.4%, to $111.32 a…
Oil prices declined in early trade on Wednesday amid a push by U.S. President Joe Biden to bring down rising fuel costs, including pressure on major U.S. companies to help ease the pain for drivers during the country’s peak summer demand. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $1.34, or 1,2%, to $108.18 a…
Petrol and diesel prices remained the same across the country on August 16, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers. The last increase took the petrol price in Delhi near Rs 102 per litre-mark. The petrol price in New Delhi soared to Rs 101.84 a litre. Diesel prices retailed at Rs 89.87 per litre, according…
