Crude oil prices plunged at their lowest level in two months on Monday after a study unveiled that crude oil output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has attained the highest level since August 2008 at 32.73 million barrels a day. West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery lost 65 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $44.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.The global benchmark Brent crude for September delivery declined 51 cents, or 1.1%, to end at $46.25 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
read more... 12/07/2016
Output from three new wells brought online at the Badra oil field add to the overall daily production from OPEC-member Iraq, as indicated by a Russian field operator.
read more... 10/06/2016
Crude prices climbed on Thursday, with Brent ending above $50 a barrel the first time in seven months, after the latest decline in U.S. crude inventories compensated OPEC’s failure to establish a ceiling for its production. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 16 cents, or 0.3 percent, to close at $49.17 a barrel. It had eased more than $1 earlier. Brent futures boosted 32 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $50.04, after hiking at $50.30. It was its first settlement above $50 since November 3.
read more... 03/06/2016
Crude oil prices lost ground on Wednesday, dragged down after OPEC sources said that the group will likely consider an output ceiling at its meeting in Vienna on Thursday. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures ended down 9 cents at $49.01 a barrel, off a session low of $47.75. Brent futures declined 17 cents to settle at $49.72, after plunging $48.65 earlier. The session high was $50.
read more... 02/06/2016
Crude oil prices rose toward $50 a barrel on Monday, although uncertainty ahead of an OPEC producer-meeting later in the week was expected to curb gains. Brent crude futures boosted 44 cents to settle at $49.76 a barrel, reversing losses from earlier in the day. There was no settlement in U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures because of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, but at 18:39 GMT, WTI edged 27 cents up at $49.60.
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