Crude oil prices posted robust gains on Friday, stimulated by higher-than-expected U.S. employment data in October and optimism that Chinese factory activity expanded at the fastest rate since 2017. On trade talks side, the U.S. and China are moving closer towards a Phase One trade deal, which might be signed this month. That bullish background sent WTI futures 3.7% up at $56.20 a barrel, while Brent crude hiked by 2.4% to $61.69 a barrel.
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Nusa Dua. Djoko Siswanto, secretary general of the National Energy Committee, said Indonesia is developing green fuel as an end-product of palm oil, to reduce the country's reliance on costly oil imports.
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The U.K. fracking industry has grounded to halt as the British government ended its support for the controversial practice of extracting oil out of the ground, reported Bloomberg.
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The company says this will provide enough clean electricity to power approximately 260,000 homes in the US region.
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Crude oil prices declined on Thursday, amidst data showing weak factory activity in China that weighed on global demand. As a result, Brent crude traded 0.6% down at $60.23 a barrel. At the same time, a leak on a key U.S. pipeline disrupted supply flows, pushing WTI futures down by 1.6% to $54.18 a barrel.
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