Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Wednesday, steady after posting bruising losses last week as less severe increases in the Middle East and weaker demand weighed. Oil prices fell more than 4% after Israel said in a statement it would not attack Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities. Brent oil futures for December were…
Although the gains were constrained by ongoing demand concerns, oil prices increased somewhat after falling to multi-month lows earlier because major producers may postpone an output rise scheduled for next month and because U.S. stocks decreased. November Brent crude futures saw a 0.1% increase, or 15 cents, to $72.85, following a 1.4% decline to the…
OPEC cut its estimates for world oil demand this year and next. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cut estimates for global demand growth in 2024 by 135,000 barrels per day. At a review meeting earlier this month, the alliance reaffirmed that the hike could be “suspended or modified” “depending…
