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Russia expects oil cuts of 5 mln bpd on top of OPEC
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday he expected oil production cuts by countries outside of the OPEC+ group to amount to 5 million barrels per day (bpd).
read more... 13/04/2020
Daily (10.04.2020): Oil prices turned bearish on Thursday due to traders’ skepticism towards the OPEC historic deal
Oil futures fell sharply on Thursday as the traders doubted that the OPEC+ agreement to cut oil output by 10 million barrels per day would be enough to offset the massive destruction of the demand hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
read more... 10/04/2020
Daily (09.04.2020): WTI crude jumps by over 6% on Wednesday, due to a potential supply cut agreement between OPEC and its allies.
Crude oil prices added ground on Wednesday, due to a potential supply cut deal this week between OPEC and its allies including Russia. Consequently, Brent crude rose by 3% to $32.84 a barrel. The news that U.S oil output was declining without government’s intervention also supported oil prices. As a result, WTI futures jumped by 6.2% to $25.09 a barrel.
read more... 09/04/2020
Daily (07.04.2020): European year-ahead power prices soared on Monday due to an aggressive increase in carbon prices
Oil prices started the week on a back foot after a postponement to Thursday of a meeting between OPEC and its allies aimed at reducing the excess supply of black gold on the world market. Hence, Brent crude for June delivery fell by $1.06, or 3.1%, to settle at $33.05 a barrel on ICE London. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude decreased by 2.26, or 8%, to end at $26.08 on NYMEX. The two benchmarks saw a recovery last Thursday and Friday due to signals of new production cuts sent by Russia and Saudi Arabia.
read more... 07/04/2020
Daily (06.04.2019): Brent crude jumped by nearly 14% on Friday, on hopes for new output cuts by world oil leaders
Crude oil prices rebounded on Friday, marking the first weekly rise in more than a month, after OPEC leader, Saudi Arabia, announced the willingness to have an emergency meeting to potentially cut oil supplies and solve the oil price war. Consequently, Brent crude for June delivery traded 13.9% higher at $34.11 a barrel. Similarly, WTI futures spiked by 11.9% to $28.34 a barrel.
read more... 06/04/2020