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Daily: Oil skyrockets at highest level in 18 months on non-OPEC deal
Crude oil prices skyrocketed to an 18-month high on Monday after OPEC and some of its rivals inked their first deal since 2001 to jointly cut output to fight against the global oversupply. On Saturday, producers from non-OPEC, led by Russia, agreed to slash output by 558,000 barrels per day, short of the target of 600,000 bpd but still the largest non-OPEC contribution ever. Brent crude futures rallied $1.36 to settle at $55.69 per barrel, a 2.5 percent rise, after hitting a session peak of $57.89, the highest since July 2015. The U.S. WTI rose by $1.33 to end at $52.83 a barrel, a 2.6 percent gain, though that was sharply off the day's highs.
read more... 13/12/2016
Rosneft sells a 19.5% stake for $11 bn
Russia has sold a 19.5% stake in state-controlled oil major Rosneft to a consortium of Glencore and Qatar Investment Authority sovereign-wealth fund for €10.2bn ($11bn).
read more... 08/12/2016
India is negotiating with Russia natural gas swap with China
A unit of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC) is in discussion with Russia to swap natural gas with China and Myanmar as an alternative to building a proposed pipeline to carry gas from Russian Siberia, a senior official said on Wednesday.
read more... 08/12/2016
Daily: Oil retreats on downbeat U.S. inventory report, doubts over OPEC cut
Crude oil prices tumbled on Wednesday on pessimistic U.S. petroleum inventory figures and doubts that output curtailing envisaged by OPEC and Russia would be sufficient to put a cap on oversupply that has put pressure on oil market for more than two years. Brent futures eased 93 cents, or 1.7 percent, to settle at $53.00 a barrel, while U.S. crude fell by $1.16, or 2.3 percent, to close at $49.77.
read more... 08/12/2016
Daily: Brent rockets over 6% after OPEC output deal
Crude oil prices soared 5 percent on Thursday, with Brent crude at its highest level in about 16 months, prolonging gains after OPEC and Russia agreed to reduce output to fight against the global oversupply. Benchmark Brent futures rallied 6.88 percent or $3.47 higher at $53.94. Earlier in the session, prices climbed at $54.53 a barrel, the highest level since July 27, 2015. U.S. crude closed the session at $51.06, up $1.62 or 3.3 percent on the day. Its session high was $51.80 a barrel, 13 cents below its 2016 high.
read more... 02/12/2016