Crude oil prices surged on Friday, as an increase in demand and a decline in U.S. oil rigs boosted prices. Brent crude rose by $1.51, or 5.1%, to $30.97 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) gained $1.19, or 5%, to $24.74 a barrel.
read more... 11/05/2020
Crude oil futures continued to gain ground on Tuesday as some European and Asian countries along with several U.S. states started to ease coronavirus-related lockdown measures, increasing optimism for a bounce in fuel consumption.
read more... 06/05/2020
Crude oil futures edged higher on Monday as more countries unveiled they would begin easing coronavirus lockdowns and after the production quotas for the main oil exporting countries entered into force at the end of last week. Hence, Brent crude for July delivery soared by 76 cents, or 2.9%, to settle at $27.20 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude surged by 61 cents, or 3%, to settle at $20.39 a barrel.
read more... 05/05/2020
Crude futures added ground on Friday, after OPEC and its allies started to reduce more production to tackle the supply excess caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, Brent crude traded 4.6% higher at $26.44 a barrel. Similarly, WTI futures climbed by 5% to $19.78 a barrel
read more... 04/05/2020
Crude futures soared on Wednesday, stimulated by a fall in U.S crude stocks and gasoline inventories. As a result, Brent crude jumped by 10.1% to $22.54 a barrel. WTI futures ended 22% higher at $15.06 a barrel.
read more... 30/04/2020