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Daily: Crude oil prices continue to decline below $45 a barrel on oversupply
Crude oil futures prolonged their decrease on Thursday as a continuous global oversupply, a dollar appreciation and worries about China’s economy continued to impact the market. Brent crude declined 7 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $49.52 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures lost 49 cents, or 1.1%, to close at $44.66 a barrel, its weakest settlement price since March.
read more... 07/08/2015
Daily: British spot gas prices decline on higher imports from Norway, oversupplied system
Crude oil prices touched multi-months lows on Wednesday after an increase in gasoline inventories in the United States as the summer driving season approaches to the end. WTI crude futures slipped 59 cents, or 1.3 percent, to settle at $45.15 a barrel, hitting a bottom last recorded in March of $44.83. Futures of Brent lost 40 cents to close at $49.59 a barrel, after slipping to a January low of $49.02.
read more... 06/08/2015
Daily: Crude oil recovers from multi-month low on stock market growth in China
Crude oil prices rebounded from multi-month low on Tuesday, spurred by a stock market jump in China, but robust supply and a pessimistic demand outlook slashed the crude’s hike. Brent crude rose by 47 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $49.99 a barrel. It hit a six-month low on Monday, coming within cents of its 2015 low of $49.19. WTI crude increased 57 cents, or 1.3 percent, to close at $45.74. It plummeted to a four-month bottom of $45.17 the previous session, about $3 from the year low.
read more... 05/08/2015
Daily: European power forward prices plunge to two-month lows due to low fuel prices
Crude oil prices declined 5 percent on Monday to hit their weakest level since January, dragging down global benchmark Brent below $50 a barrel as weak factory activity in China dipped a commodity-wide rout. Brent crude closed down $2.69, or 5.2 percent, to touch $49.52 a barrel. U.S. crude dropped $1.95, or 4.1 percent, to hit $45.17, just about $3 above its 2015 bottom.
read more... 04/08/2015
Daily: WTI crude oil registers the largest decline since 2008
WTI crude registered its largest monthly decline since 2008 financial collapse on Friday after a series of losses in July caused by China’s inventories market slump and on evidence that main Middle East producers were pumping crude at record levels. U.S. crude dropped $1.40, or almost 3 percent, to settle at $47.32 a barrel. It eased more than 2 percent on the week. Brent crude decreased by $1.10, or 2 percent, to close at $52.21 a barrel. It lost 5 percent on the week and 18 percent on the month.
read more... 03/08/2015