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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: Crude oil rebounds 3% on China measures to boost economy, decline in crude oil output
Crude oil prices rose 3 percent on Monday after China took measures to boost its slowing economy, a reduction in crude output from OPEC and the U.S., and an engagement by Saudi Arabia to curb market volatility. Brent crude's front-month contract for April delivery climbed 87 cents, or 2.5 percent, to settle at $35.97 a barrel before expiring and going off the board. Brent for May delivery increased $1.13, or 3.2 percent, to close at $36.57 a barrel. U.S. crude's front-month contract added 97 cents, or 3 percent, to stand at $33.75.
read more... 01/03/2016
UAE to back plan to freeze oil production at January levels
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will back the initiative of top producers to freeze output levels in case of a deal by OPEC members and Russia, helping to halt a slide in crude prices that has pushed them to their lowest point in more than a decade.
read more... 19/02/2016
Daily: British spot gas prices jump amid an undersupplied transmission system
Crude oil prices edged higher on Monday, prolonging an increase triggered last week by hopes that OPEC might agree to slash output to reduce oversupply that has dragged down prices to their weakest level in a decade. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, rose 21 cents at $33.57 a barrel at 14:28 GMT. U.S. futures stood at $29.68 a barrel, up 24 cents on Friday's settlement. Trade was thinner than usual on Monday due to the U.S. Presidents Day holiday.
read more... 16/02/2016
Daily: Crude oil soars from 12-year low as OPEC pledges to cut output
Global oil prices soared as much as 12 percent on Friday after the release of a report indicating OPEC might finally agree to slash production to curb the oversupply. WTI crude's front-month boosted $3.23, or 12.3 percent, to close at $29.44 per barrel, attaining a session high of $29.66. It reached a 12-year low of $26.05 the previous day. For the week, it declined 4.7 percent. Brent rose by $3.30 to settle at $33.36 a barrel, having declined below $30 on Thursday. Weekly losses retired to 2 percent.
read more... 15/02/2016