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Daily: Crude oil plunges to multi-month lows on gasoline oversupply
Crude oil prices plunged, touching multi-month lows and heading for a sixth consecutive week of losses, mainly dragged down by the approaching end of the U.S. summer driving season which increased the surplus in gasoline supply. U.S gasoline inventories surpassed market estimates by about 300,000 barrels last week, pulling down global oil benchmark Brent to six-month lows and U.S. crude to a 4-1/2-month trough since Wednesday, according to government data. Brent declined by 91 cents, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $48.61 a barrel on Friday, after hitting a more than six-month low of $48.45. U.S. crude decreased by 79 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close at $43.87, after hitting a more than four-month session low of $43.80.
read more... 10/08/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices continue to decline below $45 a barrel on oversupply
Crude oil futures prolonged their decrease on Thursday as a continuous global oversupply, a dollar appreciation and worries about China’s economy continued to impact the market. Brent crude declined 7 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $49.52 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures lost 49 cents, or 1.1%, to close at $44.66 a barrel, its weakest settlement price since March.
read more... 07/08/2015
Daily: Crude oil recovers from multi-month low on stock market growth in China
Crude oil prices rebounded from multi-month low on Tuesday, spurred by a stock market jump in China, but robust supply and a pessimistic demand outlook slashed the crude’s hike. Brent crude rose by 47 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $49.99 a barrel. It hit a six-month low on Monday, coming within cents of its 2015 low of $49.19. WTI crude increased 57 cents, or 1.3 percent, to close at $45.74. It plummeted to a four-month bottom of $45.17 the previous session, about $3 from the year low.
read more... 05/08/2015
North Sea oil production rebounds for the first time in 15 years
Oil and gas production from the British North Sea is likely to recover for the first time in 15 years, despite plummeting oil prices and a persistent supply glut.
read more... 04/08/2015
Daily: Crude oil starts to gain ground after four-day loss
Crude oil prices erased a part of their recent decline on Tuesday, with Brent rebounding from near six-month lows and WTI crude rising more than 1 percent, spurred by bets for a decline in U.S. inventories which attenuated worries about a global oversupply and China’s stock market plunge. Brent futures decreased by 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, to close at $53.30 a barrel. It had hit $52.28 earlier in the session, its lowest since early February. U.S. crude futures boosted 59 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.98 a barrel.
read more... 29/07/2015