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Daily: Oil prices rebound on outage, API data showing considerable U.S. crude stockpiles increase
Brent crude rose by 4 percent on Tuesday, while U.S crude increased over 2 percent, after a late buying boom driven partly by forecasts that record U.S. crude stockpiles would not surge as much as they have in recent week. Crude supply outages in Canada, Nigeria and elsewhere also spurred prices. Brent increased by $1.89, or 4.3 percent, to close at $45.52 per barrel. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures boosted 1.22, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $44.66. WTI pared gains after API data. The American Petroleum Institute (API) said that U.S. crude inventories increased by 3.45 million barrels to record highs of 543.1 million during the week ended May 6.
read more... 11/05/2016
Daily: Crude oil loses ground as focus turns from Canada deflagration to U.S. stockpiles rally
Crude oil prices declined on Monday on expectations that U.S. crude stockpiles would rally again to record highs, neglecting declining oil production in Canada after raging wildfires. Brent settled almost 4 percent lower, with U.S. crude falling almost 3 percent. WTI's front-month contract, June, lost $1.22, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $43.44 a barrel. Brent's front-month contract for July delivery eased $1.74, or 3.8 percent, to close at $43.63.
read more... 10/05/2016
Daily: Oil price increases on Canadian wildfire outages, markets observe Saudi restructuring
Oil prices rose on Monday since a huge wildfire in Canada's oil sand region blown away over a million barrels in daily production capacity, contributing to a major tightening of markets over the past weeks. The lost capacity equals to approximately a third of the country's usual daily production.
read more... 09/05/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices surge after Canada’s blaze curbed production
Crude oil prices rallied on Thursday after a violent wildfire near Canada’s oil sands region slashed output to the United States. Crude oil futures rose 5 percent before paring gains. Their decrease came as the dollar increased 0.6 percent, its most in three weeks. Brent futures advanced 39 cents, or 0.9 percent, to close at $45.01 a barrel. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures boosted 54 cents, or 1.2 percent, to close at $44.32.
read more... 06/05/2016
Shell cuts its 2016 spending as it grapples with low oil prices
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said it will cut its 2016 spending by another 10%, as lower oil prices continue to hit its business.
read more... 05/05/2016