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Daily: Crude oil soars 2 % following IEA report
Crude oil boosted 2 percent on Friday, with U.S. crude increasing for a fourth consecutive week, after the Paris-based International Energy Agency stated that the market may have hit bottom. Goldman Sachs remained pessimistic, declaring that prices could decline sharply in the next weeks with record U.S. stockpiles builds offsetting production falls in the country. Brent crude rose 34 cents, or nearly 1 percent, to settle at $40.39 a barrel. On the week, it posted a hike of 4 percent, heading for a third weekly gain in a row. WTI crude increased by 85 cents, or 2 percent, to close at $38.69 a barrel, after attaining a 2016 high at $39.02. It recorded an increase 7 percent on the week, a fourth consecutive week of gains.
read more... 14/03/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices down 3 percent on record high inventories, Goldman caution
Crude oil prices declined 3 percent on Tuesday after six days of gains for Brent crude, as Goldman Sachs said that the hike was unsustainable and industry figures indicated U.S. inventories attained record highs again last week. Brent eased $1.19, or 2.9 percent, to settle at $39.65 a barrel after reaching a 2016 peak of $41.48 during the session. U.S. crude slipped $1.40, or 3.7 percent, to close at $36.50, after increasing earlier to a three-month high of $38.39.
read more... 09/03/2016
Daily: Crude oil losses enthusiasm after three days of hikes
Crude oil hike run out of the steam on Thursday after three consecutive days of gains as a record high of U.S. inventories countered OPEC plans for an output freeze. WTI crude futures closed slightly lower and Brent rose after figures from market intelligence provider Genscape showed stockpiles at the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery hub boosted 1.1 million barrels to 68.7 million during the week to March 1. Brent futures increased 14 cents to close at $37.07 a barrel, after hiking earlier to $37.37. Brent has rebounded nearly $2 since Friday's settlement. U.S. crude futures eased 9 cents to end at $34.57.
read more... 04/03/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices close up for third consecutive day on OPEC producers meeting
Crude oil prices closed up for a third straight day in row on Wednesday as buyers neglected a record high in U.S. crude inventories to focus on an OPEC plan to freeze output. Brent futures rose 12 cents to close at $36.93 a barrel. They have climbed more than $1.80, or 5 percent, since Friday's settlement. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures edged 26 cents higher at $34.66 a barrel. Only in mid-February, WTI plunged to a 2003 low of $26.05.
read more... 03/03/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices dragged down by stronger renewables output
Crude oil prices rose as much as 2 percent on Tuesday, before slashing most of their gains in post-settlement trade after figures indicating a considerable increase in U.S. crude inventories already at record high levels. Brent, the global benchmark for crude, increased by 4 cents at $36.61, after trading in the negative earlier. It had climbed 24 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $36.81. WTI crude edged 14 cents up, or 0.4 percent, at $33.89 a barrel by 5:17 p.m. EST (2217 GMT). It had closed up 65 cents, or 2 percent, at $34.40 a barrel.
read more... 02/03/2016