Benchmark Brent crude prices edged higher on Monday, buyout by a North Sea pipeline outage and a workers' strike in the Nigerian energy industry, but U.S. prices slid slightly, highlighting worries about increasing U.S. production. Brent crude futures traded 18 cents, or 0.3%, up at $63.41. U.S. crude futures fell 14 cents to $57.16.
read more... 19/12/2017
Oil prices surged by almost 2 percent on Friday, buyout by increasing Chinese crude demand and threats of a strike in Africa's biggest oil exporter. Brent crude closed $1.20, or 1.9 percent, up at $63.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude prices rose 1.2% to settle at $57.36 a barrel.
read more... 11/12/2017
Norwegian oil and gas companies draw a wage agreement with employees on Saturday, ending the possible strike at five oil fields.
read more... 12/06/2017
The oil output from several Norwegian fields may be disrupted starting this weekend, threatened by a potential strike by 150 oil employees if a new wage deal is not agreed before a Friday deadline.
read more... 09/06/2017
Crude oil prices soared on Monday, buoyed by another closure at Libya’s largest oil field over the weekend and aftermath U.S. missile strike in Syria.
read more... 11/04/2017