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Daily: Spot electricity prices tumble on firmer renewables output
Crude oil prices ended down on Tuesday after a dollar increase offset optimism over planned OPEC output reduction before a report indicating another weekly decline in U.S. crude stocks pushed prices up toward four-month highs in the post-settlement trade. Brent crude lost 2 cents at $50.87 a barrel, after rising to $51.37 during the session, its highest level since June 10. U.S. WTI crude settled down 12 cents at $48.69, after hitting $49.13 earlier, the highest level since July 5.
read more... 05/10/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices surge on OPEC agreement to limit output to tackle supply glut
Crude oil prices soared over 1 percent on Thursday on optimism over OPEC’s first scheduled output reduction in eight years, although oil paired gains as some analysts were skeptical that the production freeze would be enough to cope with the supply glut. Brent crude rose by 55 cents, or 1.1 percent, at $49.24 a barrel. It attained a three-week high at $49.81. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude inched 78 cents up, or 1.7 percent, to settle at $47.83 after a one-month high at $48.32.
read more... 30/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil soars after OPEC deal to slash oil production in November
Crude oil ended up 6 percent on Wednesday after OPEC reached an agreement to curb crude output at its policy meeting in November. Brent crude rose by $2.72, or 5.9 percent, to settle at $48.69 a barrel, attaining a more than two-week high of $48.96. WTI crude boosted $2.38, or 5.3 percent, to close at $47.05 a barrel.
read more... 29/09/2016
Daily: Increase in wind power production hits German spot
Oil futures reduced by approximately 3% on Tuesday after both Iran and Saudi Arabia played down anticipations for an agreement to freeze or cut crude output at the thoroughly watched informal OPEC meeting on Wednesday.
read more... 28/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil dips 4 percent as no output freeze deal expected for OPEC
Crude oil prices plunged 4 percent on Friday as Saudi Arabia and its rival Iran were making little progress in achieving preliminary deal ahead of OPEC talks aimed at freezing production. The United States was on the track to increase the number of oil rigs in a quarter, move that weighed on sentiment. Another bearish factor was weaker equity prices on Wall Street. Brent crude futures lost $1.76, or 3.7 percent, to settle at $45.89 a barrel. For the week, it added 0.3 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures declined $1.84, or 4 percent, to close at $44.48. On the week, WTI rose 3 percent.
read more... 26/09/2016