The OPEC+ meeting on Monday was expected to lend support to oil prices. The members, however, had delayed on taking a decision for one more day. As such, due to investor’s prudence, Brent crude ended 1.4% lower at $51.09 a barrel, while WTI oil fell 1.9% to $47.62 a barrel.
read more... 05/01/2021
Oil prices increased slightly on Thursday, following the drop in US crude reserves. As a result, Brent crude ended 0.9% up at $51.80 a barrel. At the same time, WTI oil edged 0.3% higher at $48.52 a barrel.
read more... 04/01/2021
According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) report released on Wednesday, crude reserves in the United States fell for the third week in a row, thus lending support to oil prices. As a result, Brent crude gained 0.5% to $51.34 a barrel, while WTI oil traded 0.8% higher at $48.40 a barrel.
read more... 31/12/2020
Crude oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, supported by an improved US economic stimulus plan. Despite concerns regarding demand for black gold, Brent oil gained 0.5% at $51.09 a barrel, while WTI crude ended 0.8% higher at $48.00 a barrel.
read more... 30/12/2020
Oil prices retreated on Monday as worries about looming new supply from OPEC+ and a weak demand a on the back of a new aggressive strain of the coronavirus overshadowed the positive news of the passing of a US stimulus package. Hence, Brent crude fell by 43 cents, or 0.84%, to settle at $50.86 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude settled at $47.62 a barrel, declining by 61 cents, or 1.26% day-on-day.
read more... 29/12/2020