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Daily: Crude oil prices rally on Malaysian airplane crash, Gaza conflict
Crude oil prices slipped in thin trade on Friday, but posted their firstly weekly increase in a month following the crash of the Malaysian plane over eastern Ukraine and as Israeli troupes invaded Gaza. Brent dropped 65 cents to close at $107.24 a barrel, reversing the previous day's gains. WTI crude slipped 6 cents to hit $103.13, after touching a session high of $103.94 and settling $1.99 higher on Thursday, a hike that partially reversed three weeks of losses.
read more... 21/07/2014
Daily: Crude oil prices jump on new Russia sanctions, jet crash
Crude oil prices rallied on Thursday, recovering from a weeks-long decline on new U.S. sanctions unveiled on Wednesday and after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine, considerably intensifying the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Brent crude for September delivery increased by 72 cents to settle at $107.89, while U.S. crude climbed for a second consecutive session, settling up $1.99 at $103.19 per barrel, its strongest point since mid-June.
read more... 18/07/2014
Tougher sanctions: Oil giant Rosneft receives a major blow from U.S.
The U.S. has unveiled a new row of sanctions on Russia concerning the troubles in the Ukraine, this time hitting the Russian oil giant Rosneft, its second major gas producer Novatek and its third largest bank Gazprombank. These are the most austere U.S. sanction yet imposed on Russia.
read more... 17/07/2014
Slovak pipeline operator obtains numerous offers to convey gas to Ukraine
Slovak gas pipeline operator Eustream declared on Wednesday numerous transporters presented required offers in the so-called open period for capacity on a pipeline that will convey gas into Ukraine via the European Union.
read more... 03/07/2014
Daily: Europe power prices diverge on higher nuclear availability in France, stronger electricity demand in Germany
Crude oil prices plunged slightly on Tuesday as worries about supply disruptions due to the clashes in Iraq and Ukraine attenuated, whereas oil prices gained some support from optimistic manufacturing data in China. Brent crude dropped by 7 cents to close at $112.29 a barrel, the weakest settlement price since June 12, while U.S. oil declined by 3 cents to end at $105.34 a barrel, also the lowest level since June 12.
read more... 02/07/2014