Oil prices lost ground on Wednesday, pressured by lingering coronavirus fears. Moreover, prices suffered as OPEC+ members delayed their decision on whether to further raise their crude production or not. Thus, Brent oil fell by 2.4% to $68.87 a barrel and WTI crude ended 0.9% down at $65.57 a barrel.
read more... 02/12/2021
Crude oil prices continued to climb on Monday, primarily following the decision from OPEC to hold back on production despite calls for increased output. The passage of a $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending package and news that Saudi Arabia lifted prices for crude exports lent further support to crude prices.
read more... 09/11/2021
Oil prices continued to rally on Tuesday following OPEC+'s decision to maintain a policy of measured monthly production increases, lifting the international crude benchmark to a three-year high. Hence, Brent crude settled up $1.30, or 1.6%, at $82.56 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil closed up $1.31, or 1.7%, at $78.93 a barrel, hitting its highest level since 2014.
read more... 06/10/2021
Oil prices prolonged their rally, to hit a three-year high on Monday following OPEC+ decision to stick with its current output policy as demand for petroleum rebounds. Hence, Brent crude soared by $1.98, or 2.5%, to settle at $81.26 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled up $1.74, or 2.3%, to $77.62 a barrel.
read more... 05/10/2021
German energy regulator Bnetza has until early January to reach and publish a draft decision on the 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2 project developer's application to act as the line's operator, with a final decision not likely until summer 2022.
read more... 14/09/2021