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Daily: Crude oil prices rally on agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia to stabilize the supply
Brent crude oil prices hiked to a four-month high and energy equities increased on Tuesday, bounced by reports of an agreement between two important producers to freeze output, driving U.S. equities higher. Russia and Saudi Arabia reached consensus about an oil output freeze ahead of a producers' meeting there on April 17. Brent crude boosted 3.3 percent to settle at $44.22 a barrel and WTI U.S. crude climbed 4.5 percent to close at $42.17.
read more... 13/04/2016
Daily: Brent crude hikes four-month high ahead of Doha producers meeting
Brent crude prices rallied to a four-month high on Monday, spurred by strong commodities markets ahead of Doha meeting on April 17 aimed at freezing current output levels. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, rose 89 cents, or 2.12 percent to settle at $42.83 a barrel, after hitting the highest level since December 7 earlier in the day. U.S. crude futures boosted 64 cents, or 1.6 percent, to close at $40.36 a barrel.
read more... 12/04/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices post a 6 % hike on U.S. inventories draws, Keystone closure
Crude oil prices boosted more than 6 percent on Friday to post the largest weekly gain in a month as a decline in U.S. crude inventories fed hopes that a heavy global oversupply may be approaching a turning point after nearly two years. The closure of the Keystone crude pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma spurred U.S. crude futures. Oil also received support after Russia said its crude output declined in April, ahead of a meeting of major oil-producing countries in Doha intended to freeze output. Brent crude futures rose $2.51, or 6.4 percent, to settle at $41.94 a barrel, attaining a session peak of above $42. U.S. crude futures climbed $2.46, or 6.6 percent, to end at $39.72. Earlier, it climbed to nearly $40.
read more... 11/04/2016
Iraq raises its oil output to a record level ahead of Doha meeting
Iraq increased its crude output to a record level in March, ahead of the long-awaited April 17 meeting in Qatar where OPEC members and other producers may agree to cap production to curb a global glut, according to the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
read more... 11/04/2016
Daily: Oil prices rebound after Kuwait’s statements on output freeze
Crude oil prices boosted on Tuesday after Kuwait's OPEC governor Nawal Fuzaia said that the oil producers could agree to freeze the output at February levels at the April 17 Doha meeting even without Iran. The market prolonged gains in post-settlement trade after preliminary data on U.S. crude supply-demand for last week from industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) showed an unexpected draw of 4.3 million barrels. U.S. crude closed the session up 19 cents at $35.89, reaching a one-month low of $35.24 during the session. It increased to $36.58, up 88 cents, after the API data. Brent crude rose 18 cents to settle at $37.87 a barrel on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), after plunging to a March 4 low of $37.27 earlier. It recorded a post-settlement high of $38.44.
read more... 06/04/2016