Crude oil declined on Wednesday, erasing most of their gains from the previous day, as a strong dollar, declining gasoline prices and increasing U.S. crude stockpiles weighted on the market. Brent crude futures fell $1.96, or 3.9 percent, to end at $48.58 a barrel. It had boosted $1.75 on Tuesday. WTI crude shed $1.58, or 3.3 percent, to settle at $46.32. It rose by $1.76 in the previous session.
read more... 05/11/2015
Crude oil prices declined on Monday after pessimistic Chinese factory data intensified worries about energy demand in the No.2 economy, while record high Russian crude output helped to ease the global supply glut. Brent crude declined by 77 cents, or 1.6 percent, to settle at $48.79 a barrel. U.S. crude futures slipped 45 cents, or 1 percent, to close at $46.14.
read more... 03/11/2015
Crude oil futures closed higher on Friday to register a monthly gain of more than 3% on increasing expectations that crude production will soon drop. Oil-services firm Baker Hughes unveiled a weekly decline in the number of active rigs drilling for oil, but economic data intensified worries about U.S. energy demand, curbing oil increase for the session. WTI crude for December delivery closed at $46.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 53 cents, or 1.2%, for the day. Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange rose by 76 cents, or 1.6%, to close at $49.56 a barrel.
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Crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday after the publishing of a report showing that U.S. economic growth had slowed sharply, raising worries about sluggish demand in a world saturated with oil.
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Singapore aims to launch a domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading market amid rising LNG supply and demand within Asia.
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