On Wednesday, crude oil prices edged higher as traders expected reductions in U.S. crude due to ongoing production cuts in both Saudi Arabia and Russia. Hence, Brent crude rose by 0.6% to $90.60 a barrel, while WTI crude increased by about 1% to $87.54 a barrel.
read more... 07/09/2023
On Thursday, crude oil prices added ground, rising for a third month in a row on expectations that cuts by OPEC+ would continue through the end of 2023. Hence, Brent crude rose by 1.1% to $86.86 a barrel, while WTI crude increased by 2.5% to $86.63 a barrel.
read more... 01/09/2023
European natural gas prices jumped in volatile trading on Monday as the prospect of a strike at a liquefied natural gas producer in Australia intensified fears of disruption to global supplies.
read more... 22/08/2023
Oil prices declined on Wednesday, influenced by a robust dollar and declining in U.S. crude inventories, even though crude production reached its highest point in three years at 12.7 million barrels per day. Thus, Brent crude fell by 1.7% to close at $83.45 a barrel, while WTI crude traded 2% lower at $79.38 a barrel.
read more... 17/08/2023
Oil prices decreased due to a technical adjustment and concerns about the global economic outlook on Thursday. Recent data revealed that US core inflation increased to 3.2% in the previous month, a slight rise compared to June. The increase triggered speculation about the possibility of the Federal Reserve implementing another interest rate increase. As a result, Brent crude fell by 1.3% to $86.40 a barrel, while WTI crude declined by 1.9% to settle at $82.82 a barrel.
read more... 11/08/2023