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Daily (26.12.2016): U.S. WTI crude hits the highest level in 17 months
Crude oil prices were little changed on Friday in a calm trade ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday week. However, the crude oil contracts posted small gains, as the market strived to observe how OPEC manages its planned output cuts with Libya expecting to boost production. Brent futures rose by 11 cents, or 0.2 percent, to settle at $55.16 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude added seven cents, or 0.1 percent, to end at $53.02, its highest close since July 2015.
read more... 26/12/2016
Daily: Oil prices near flat in calm trade ahead of Christmas
Crude oil prices did not change significantly on Monday in quite traded ahead of Christmas as the market waited to observe whether U.S. shale gas production would increase enough to offset projected output cuts by OPEC, Russia and other producers in 2017. Brent futures for February delivery fell 29 cents or 0.5 percent, to settle at $54.92 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January gained 22 cents, or 0.4 percent, to close at $52.12 per barrel.
read more... 20/12/2016
Daily: European spot electricity prices diverge, with German contract up amid lower winds forecasts
Crude oil prices ended little changed on Thursday after hesitating the whole session between the negative influence of a strengthening dollar and the persistent speculation of a consequent decrease of the supply following the OPEC’s agreements. Brent futures for February delivery rose by 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, to settle at $54.02 per barrel, while U.S. crude lost 14 cents, or 0.3 percent, to settle at $50.90, its lowest level in a week.
read more... 16/12/2016
Daily: German spot power prices extend gains as wind power declines
Crude oil prices trimmed off earlier gains to end Tuesday nearly steady, as the support from OPEC’s plan to cut production were undermined by an energy watchdog’s assessment of how much those nations are currently producing. Brent crude rose by 3 cents to settle at $55.72 a barrel and the U.S crude WTI increased just 15 cents to close at $52.98 a barrel, losing ground late in the session.
read more... 14/12/2016
Daily: Oil skyrockets at highest level in 18 months on non-OPEC deal
Crude oil prices skyrocketed to an 18-month high on Monday after OPEC and some of its rivals inked their first deal since 2001 to jointly cut output to fight against the global oversupply. On Saturday, producers from non-OPEC, led by Russia, agreed to slash output by 558,000 barrels per day, short of the target of 600,000 bpd but still the largest non-OPEC contribution ever. Brent crude futures rallied $1.36 to settle at $55.69 per barrel, a 2.5 percent rise, after hitting a session peak of $57.89, the highest since July 2015. The U.S. WTI rose by $1.33 to end at $52.83 a barrel, a 2.6 percent gain, though that was sharply off the day's highs.
read more... 13/12/2016