Crude oil prices ended flat on Wednesday, erasing most of the day’s gains, losing momentum, after U.S. government data unveiled crude stockpiles hit all-time high records despite strong refinery runs. U.S. crude futures rose 4 cents to close at $38.32 a barrel. Brent crude's front-month edged 12 cents higher to settle at $39.26, retreating from a session peak of $40.61.
read more... 31/03/2016
Crude oil prices declined about 3 percent on Tuesday, mirroring intensifying concerns that a two-month hike vanished as demand fails to keep pace with oversupply, including new output from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Brent crude eased $1.13 to settle at $39.14 a barrel, while U.S. crude lost $1.11 to close at $38.28 per barrel.
read more... 30/03/2016
Saudi Arabia has said it will freeze oil output in April regardless of whether or not it can come to an agreement with Iran.
read more... 28/03/2016
Crude oil prices declined on Friday after the U.S. oil rig number increased for the first time since December, resuming concerns of a supply glut after an output freeze plan helped drive the market to 2016 peaks and multi-week gains. Brent crude lost 24 cents at $41.30 a barrel, having boosted $1 earlier to a 2016 high of $42.54. U.S. crude for April delivery closed at $39.44 a barrel, fell 76 cents, or 1.89 percent, after soaring $1 earlier to a year peak of $41.20.
read more... 21/03/2016
Crude oil prices soared to 2016 highs on Thursday, with WTI crude increasing 5 percent to break the $40 threshold, on optimism that top producers will reach an output freeze deal next month amid boosting crude exports and gasoline demand in the United States. On Thursday, the front-month in U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose $1.74, or 4.5 percent, to settle at $40.20, after attaining a 2016 high of $40.26. Brent crude's front-month increased $1.21 to close at $41.54, after earlier attaining the year's high of $41.60.
read more... 18/03/2016