Crude oil futures edged higher on Monday amid tightening crude supplies from major producers and as lockdowns eased, but sentiment remained precarious as coronavirus infections continued to accelerate. Hence, Brent crude for August delivery rose by 89 cents, or 2.11%, to settle at $43.08 per barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude for July delivery, which expired at the end of the session, soared by 2.5%, to end at $40.73 a barrel, the highest level since March 6.
read more... 23/06/2020
Norway's pipeline gas supplies to continental Europe and the UK fell further in May to an eight-month low of just 7.35 Bcm, data from S&P Global Platts Analytics showed June 5.
read more... 08/06/2020
Crude oil prices stretched gains on Wednesday, on a potential new agreement between OPEC and its allies to cut crude supplies. Nevertheless, a weekly increase in U.S crude inventories supported the bullish trend. As a result, Brent crude increased by 0.6% to $39.79 a barrel. Similarly, WTI futures traded 1.3% higher at $37.29 a barrel.
read more... 04/06/2020
Crude oil futures diverged on Tuesday, with U.S. WTI crude edging 0.4% higher, to close at $31.96 a barrel in a rather optimistic climate amid the resumption of world demand at a time when supply is absorbing. Meanwhile, Brent crude for July delivery, which struggled to take direction in a volatile trading, shed by 16 cents, or 0.46%, to settle at $34.65 per barrel.
read more... 20/05/2020
Russian gas giant Gazprom continues to face problems in the European gas market, where demand and prices have collapsed and volume of gas in storage has reached a historic record, repots finanz.ru.
read more... 15/05/2020