Crude oil prices extended seven-year highs on Tuesday amid concerns about tightening supply and exacerbating geopolitical tensions. Supply worries mounted this week after Yemen’s Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates, escalating hostilities. As a result, Brent crude rose by 4.5% to settle at $87.51 a barrel. At the same time, the American WTI crude gained 5.2% at $85.43 a barrel
read more... 19/01/2022
Crude oil prices were bullish on Friday, reaching their highest in two and a half months, amid data showing that the production of black gold from OPEC+ may struggle to meet a rise in demand. As such, both Brent oil and WTI crude settled around 2% higher at $86.06 a barrel and $83.82 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 17/01/2022
Crude oil prices decreased slightly on Friday, as the situation in Kazakhstan somewhat subsided, after several days of clashes between demonstrators and the police, with the involvement of Russian troops. As such, Brent oil edged 0.3% lower at $81.75 a barrel and WTI crude slipped by 0.7% to $78.90 a barrel.
read more... 10/01/2022
Oil prices continued to add ground on Tuesday after OPEC+ group agreed yesterday to increase output by 400, 000 barrels per day in February as originally planned. The move provides some comfort to the market as it signals that they are confident with the demand outlook in the coming months. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.3% to settle at $80.00 a barrel, the highest level since late November. U.S. WTI crude rose by 1.2%, to $76.99 a barrel.
read more... 05/01/2022
Oil prices were rather steady on Thursday after hitting a multi-week high a day earlier. Prices were partly supported by the outlook of recovering oil demand as indicated by OPEC and IEA this week. On the other hand, the threat of disruptions by hurricane Nicholas receded. Hence, Brent crude added 0.3% to settle at $75.67 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude ended unchanged at $72.61 a barrel.
read more... 17/09/2021