Oil prices were bullish on Friday to hit almost three-year peaks as prolonging OPEC-led supply cuts and strong demand gradually diminished excess supplies. Brent futures added $0.28, or 0.4%, to $74.06 per barrel. WTI crude edged 0.2% higher to $68.40 a barrel. Oil prices were bullish on Friday to hit almost three-year peaks as prolonging OPEC-led supply cuts and strong demand gradually diminished excess supplies. Brent futures added $0.28, or 0.4%, to $74.06 per barrel. WTI crude edged 0.2% higher to $68.40 a barrel.
read more... 23/04/2018
Oil prices continued their bullish trend on Thursday, being backed by steady drawdowns in global supply and Saudi Arabia’s wish to rise more the prices.
read more... 20/04/2018
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday due to a decline in U.S. crude inventories and after sources announced that top exporter Saudi Arabia wishes to see the oil price close to $100 a barrel. Brent crude added $1.90, or 2.7 percent, to end at $73.48 a barrel. WTI futures were $1.95, or 2.9 percent, up at $68.47 a barrel, their highest level since late 2014.
read more... 19/04/2018
Oil prices surged on Tuesday, backed by the probability of supply interruption and a strong equities market, compensating the effects of profit-taking after last week's upward trend to three-year peaks. Brent crude added 16 cents, or 0.22%, to close at $71.58 a barrel. WTI futures soared by 0.5% to settle at $66.52.
read more... 18/04/2018
Oil prices fell on Monday following a higher U.S. drilling activity and due to worries related to increasing tensions in the Middle East after air strikes on Syria over the weekend. Brent futures lost $1.16, or 1.6%, to end at $71.42 a barrel. WTI crude slumped by 1.7% to $66.22 a barrel.
read more... 17/04/2018