Oil prices were bullish on Wednesday, lifted by a significant drop in US crude reserves, coupled with upwardly revised forecasts for demand from the International Energy Agency. As such, Brent oil climbed by 2.5% to $75.46 a barrel and WTI crude rose by 3.1% to $72.61 a barrel.
read more... 16/09/2021
Oil prices set largely unchanged on Tuesday as concerns about Hurricane Nicholas’ threat to crude supply in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico faded. Hence, Brent crude ended rather stable at $73.60 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude was stable at $70.46 a barrel.
read more... 15/09/2021
Crude oil prices climbed to a six-week high on Monday as a slow return of production in the U.S. Gulf outweighs some bearish notes set by the OPEC. The producer’s group recently cut their demand growth outlook for the fourth quarter due to the impact of the Delta variant. Hence, Brent crude increased by 0.8% to settle at $73.51 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude rose by 1% to close at $70.45 a barrel.
read more... 14/09/2021
Oil prices increased on Friday, on market optimism over improving Sino-US relations. At the same time, crude production in the Gulf of Mexico continues to suffer eleven days after the hurricane, lending additional support to prices. Hence, Brent oil gained 2.1% at $72.92 a barrel and WTI crude surged by 1.9% to $69.43 a barrel.
read more... 13/09/2021
Oil prices fell on Thursday, following the announcement that China started using its internal strategic crude reserves in order to counteract the rising energy prices. Despite a drop in US crude and gasoline stocks, Brent oil lost 1.6% to end at $71.45 a barrel. WTI crude closed 1.7% lower at $68.14 a barrel.
read more... 10/09/2021