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Daily (02.05.2019): The German spot power price soared by 49% on Wednesday, on forecasts for cold weather and low wind output
Oil prices declined on Wednesday, after EIA data showed a new record level of oil production since September 2017 and a surge in the crude inventories in the U.S. Brent crude lost 0.9% to trade at $72.18 a barrel, while WTI futures edged 0.5% lower at $.63.60 a barrel. Nevertheless, the losses were limited by the prospect of a weaker oil supply due to increasing unrest in Venezuela and the end of U.S. sanction waivers on countries importing Iranian oil.
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Daily (30.04.2019): NBP spot rose by 1.5% on Monday amid increasing demand
Oil prices slightly diverged on Monday. WTI futures added 0.3% to close at $63.50 a barrel, resuming their last week’s rally due to unclear details of President Trump’s comments on Friday about his call on OPEC to raise production. Meanwhile, Brent crude edged 0.2% down at $72.04 a barrel, as losses were limited by concerns over a tight global oil supply driven by ongoing OPEC-led production cuts coupled with U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan and Iranian oil exports.
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New mega cartel is emerging in oil markets
Almaty. April 30. KazTAG - China and India—two of the world’s largest oil importers and the biggest demand growth centers globally—are close to setting up an oil buyers’ club to have a say in the pricing and sourcing of crude oil amid OPEC’s cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Indian outlet livemint reports, citing three officials with knowledge of the talks, reports OilPrice.com.
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Daily (26.04.2019): French spot power price spiked by 40% on Thursday due to falling wind output
Oil prices declined on Thursday, as global oil capacity looks sufficient to compensate the supply gap after the soon-ending sanction waivers on Iranian oil imports. WTI futures dropped by 1% to $65.21 a barrel, amid stronger U.S. crude production and abundant stocks. Brent crude slipped by merely 0.3% to $74.35 a barrel, with losses limited by halted oil imports via Russian pipeline due to quality concerns.
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Daily (25.04.2019): NBP spot spiked by around 15% on Wednesday due to rising consumption
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday. Brent crude edged 0.1% up at $74.57 a barrel, due to ongoing worries that global oil supply would decline after the termination of U.S. sanction waivers on Iranian oil imports on May 1. In the meantime, WTI futures traded 0.6% down at $65.89 a barrel, weighed by stronger U.S. crude production and stocks.
read more... 25/04/2019