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Daily: French spot electricity price surges over 70 euros as temperatures fell
Crude oil prices firmed more than 2 percent on Monday in volatile trading, recovering losses as the market reacted to uncertain conditions that top producers will be able to agree on output reductions at a meeting on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1.02, or 2.21 percent to settle at $47.08 a barrel. Brent crude gained $1.00, or 2.12 percent, to close at $48.24 a barrel. In post-settlement trading, oil futures paired gains on reports that OPEC experts did not agree on the details of a deal to curb production.
read more... 29/11/2016
BP acquires stake in Eni's giant Zohr gas field offshore Egypt
BP has decided to acquire 10 percent of Eni's Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, which comprises the giant Zohr gas field, for $375 million, joining other oil majors in raising bets on the developing gas market.
read more... 28/11/2016
Daily: Crude oil down 4% amid OPEC reduction uncertainty
Crude oil prices tumbled nearly 4 percent on Friday, pulled out by uncertainty over whether the OPEC producers will reach an output deal after Saudi Arabia stated it will not attend talks on Monday with non-OPEC members to discuss supply reduction. Brent crude futures closed at $47.24 a barrel, down $1.76 or 3.59 percent. U.S. crude futures ended down $1.90 a barrel at $46.06, posting a 3.96 percent loss. Prices continued to decline in post-settlement trading, declining as low as $45.88 a barrel.
read more... 28/11/2016
Daily: Oil prices end flat ahead of OPEC meeting
Crude oil prices posted minor changes on Thursday ahead of next week’s meeting of OPEC to debate implementation of its proposed output reduction. Brent crude futures rose by 5 cents to settle at $49.00 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude advanced 2 cents at $47.98 at 1928 GMT, but activity was thin after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and as many traders are reluctant to take big new positions ahead of a scheduled OPEC meeting next week.
read more... 25/11/2016
Daily: British gas prices rebound due to an unplanned outage
Oil prices declined slightly on Wednesday as investors doubted that OPEC will agree to an output reduction large enough to curb significantly the global glut of oil as U.S. drilling increases. Oil prices oscillated thorough the day, opening lower in the morning and later shortly turning positive after the EIA said U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly declined 1.3 million barrels last week after three consecutive weeks of rises. Brent crude futures lost 17 cents, or 0.35 percent to settle at $48.95 a barrel. The U.S. WTI crude oil futures fell 7 cents, or 0.2 percent, to end at $47.96 a barrel.
read more... 24/11/2016