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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
Daily: Crude oil prices plunges 4 %, dragged down by Saudi Arabia intransigence
Crude oil prices fell about 4 percent on Friday, after a Saudi prince declared that the kingdom will not freeze output without Iran and other major producers and figures shown the global crude oversupply was expected to increase. Brent crude for June delivery declined $1.68, or 4.1 percent, to settle at $38.67 a barrel. It lost 3 percent for the week. U.S. crude's front-month fell $1.55, or 4 percent, to close at $36.79. It tumbled 7 percent on the week.
read more... 04/04/2016
Daily: Oil prices register the best quarter since mid 2015, up over 10%
Crude oil prices boosted over 10% in March, the best quarter since mid-2015. Some analysts said that the hike could vanish soon as an output freeze plan by major crude exporters will fail to ease worries of an oversupply. A weak dollar and figures showing a drawdown in crude inventories at the U.S. futures delivery hub helped oil settle steady to firmer in Thursday's session. Brent crude for May delivery, which expired as the front-month contract, rose 34 cents, or 0.8 percent, to close at $39.60 a barrel. Brent crude for June delivery boosted 0.7 percent to settle at $40.33. U.S. crude futures WTI settled at $38.34, up 2 cents on the day, increasing 14 percent in March and 4 percent in the quarter, its largest quarterly gain since June 2015.
read more... 01/04/2016
Daily: British spot gas prices climb on lower wind output, robust demand
Crude oil prices ended flat on Wednesday, erasing most of the day’s gains, losing momentum, after U.S. government data unveiled crude stockpiles hit all-time high records despite strong refinery runs. U.S. crude futures rose 4 cents to close at $38.32 a barrel. Brent crude's front-month edged 12 cents higher to settle at $39.26, retreating from a session peak of $40.61.
read more... 31/03/2016
Daily: Electricity spot prices increase on robust demand and decline in renewables
Crude oil prices declined about 3 percent on Tuesday, mirroring intensifying concerns that a two-month hike vanished as demand fails to keep pace with oversupply, including new output from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Brent crude eased $1.13 to settle at $39.14 a barrel, while U.S. crude lost $1.11 to close at $38.28 per barrel.
read more... 30/03/2016