Crude oil prices rose marginally on Wednesday, supported by the decision of OPEC+ members to maintain the gradual increase in production. Gains, however, were limited by higher US crude reserves. As such, Brent oil edged 0.4% up at $89.47 a barrel and WTI crude gained merely 0.1% at $88.26 a barrel.
read more... 03/02/2022
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday, as a conference of Russian, Ukrainian, French, and German negotiators in Paris failed to produce any concrete results. In addition, the weekly EIA report revealed a decrease in US strategic oil reserves, driving prices higher. Despite an increase in weekly crude stockpiles, both Brent oil and WTI crude jumped by 2% to $89.96 a barrel and $87.35 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 27/01/2022
Crude oil prices continued to strengthen on Wednesday, on the back of a sharp drop in US crude reserves, to the point of approaching multi-year records set last October. Hence, Brent oil gained 1.1% at $84.67 a barrel and WTI crude rose by 1.8% to $82.64 a barrel.
read more... 13/01/2022
Oil prices increased for a third session in a row on Wednesday, supported by a further drop in US crude reserves. However, the possible impact of the Omicron variant, new lockdowns and travel restrictions, are limiting gains. Brent oil edged 0.4% up, settling at $79.23 a barrel. WTI crude gained 0.8% at $76.56 a barrel.
read more... 30/12/2021
Oil prices increased slightly on Wednesday, as bearish pressure from the spread of the Omicron variant was counterbalanced by a larger-than-expected drop in US crude reserves. Thus, both Brent oil and WTI crude inched 0.2% higher at $73.88 a barrel and $70.87 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 16/12/2021