Oil prices rose on Friday due to cold weather in Europe and the US and additional economic stimulus from China. Brent crude futures settled 0.8% higher at $76.51 a barrel, the highest level since October 14. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled 1.13% higher at $73.96, the highest level since October 11. China’s economic fragility…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday following a trip by mediators to the Middle East, growing US crude supplies and hopes that tensions were easing. Brent crude futures were down 9 cents, or 0.1%, at $77.11 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 12 cents, or 0.2%, a barrel. U.S. crude stocks were forecast…
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…
The world’s top oil-consuming countries, China, and the United States both have rising crude oil stockpiles and exports, which has caused a slight increase in crude prices yesterday, which ended at 6606 due to positive demand outlooks. A report by the Energy Information Administration showed that U.S. oil stocks had dropped by 1.4 million barrels…
Crude oil experienced a steep loss, closing at 6030, a decrease of 2.84%. Concerns over China’s economic expansion and international efforts to bring about a Middle East truce impacted the bearish trend. In March, OPEC+ will decide whether to prolong the voluntary oil production cutbacks of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) that were set…
The International Monetary Fund’s optimistic growth projection for the global economy in 2024 was met with strong performance from crude oil, which ended up 1.23% at 6478. Fears about the implications for the biggest user of crude oil in the world were stoked by this event. Regarding supply, for the most of 2023, Iran was…
Profit booking amid a complicated mix of reasons that included the most recent EIA report, riots in Libya, and growing tensions in the Middle East drove crude oil’s 2.15% spike, which it settled at 6071. According to the EIA Petroleum Status Report, U.S. crude stocks fell by 5.503 million barrels in the week ending December…
The API said on Tuesday that U.S. oil stockpiles rose last week, coinciding with a reduction in worries about a worldwide glut as a result of supply interruptions brought on by an increase in vessel attacks along a vital shipping route through the Red Sea. The U.S. benchmark for crude oil, WTI Futures, settled 1.3%…
With mounting uncertainty regarding OPEC+ output cuts, crude oil saw a 1.97% decrease, closing at 6281. Fears of a drop in the demand for fuel were exacerbated by worries about China’s economic crisis. In response to declining oil prices and forecasts of a surplus in the upcoming year, the OPEC+ coalition decided to reduce its…
On November 17, oil prices surged by over 4%, recovering from a four-month low reached the previous day as investors who had placed short positions cashed in and as assistance was provided by US penalties on certain Russian oil shippers. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude saw a gain of $2.99, or 4.1 percent, at $75.89,…
