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Daily: Oil prices end flat ahead of OPEC meeting
Crude oil prices posted minor changes on Thursday ahead of next week’s meeting of OPEC to debate implementation of its proposed output reduction. Brent crude futures rose by 5 cents to settle at $49.00 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude advanced 2 cents at $47.98 at 1928 GMT, but activity was thin after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and as many traders are reluctant to take big new positions ahead of a scheduled OPEC meeting next week.
read more... 25/11/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices hit the highest level in three-weeks ahead of OPEC meeting
Crude oil prices soared 4 percent to hit a three-week high on Monday, spurred by growing hopes that major oil producing countries would agree next to curb output. Brent crude futures closed at $48.90 a barrel, up $2.04, or 4.4 percent, after having briefly touched $49 a barrel during the session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose 4 percent to end at $47.49 a barrel, up $1.80, after hiking as high as $47.80.
read more... 22/11/2016
Daily: German spot power contract down on heavy renewable, thermal production
Crude oil prices slipped in a volatile trading on Wednesday, dragged down by a bigger-than-expected U.S. crude stockpiles increase that overshadowed Russia’s statements about a possible meeting with Saudi Arabia that renewed hopes for a production freeze deal. Brent futures lost 32 cents, or 0.7 percent, to settle at $46.63 a barrel, while U.S. crude WTI shed 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, to end at $45.57 per barrel.
read more... 17/11/2016
Daily: Crude oil retreats as focus moves from U.S. elections to crude oversupply, OPEC meeting
Crude oil prices declined over 1 percent on Thursday as the markets digested the shock over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's victory and focused on supply glut concerns. Brent crude lost 54 cents, or 1.1 percent, to settle at $45.84 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 61 cents, or 1.4 percent to end at $44.66. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets in Vienna on November 30 for talks on output reduction.
read more... 11/11/2016
Daily: Oil prices tumble on Saudi Arabia, Iran dispute
Crude oil futures tumbled on Friday, posting their largest weekly percentage decline since January of about 9 percent, as old disputes between Saudi Arabia and Iran sparked at a OPEC meeting last week. Saudi Arabia stated that it could steeply increase oil output to reduce prices if Tehran refuses to curb supply. Both benchmarks closed at their lowest levels since September, with Brent losing 77 cents, or 1.7 percent, to end at $45.58 a barrel, and U.S. crude declined 59 cents, or 1.3 percent, to close at $44.07.
read more... 07/11/2016