Crude oil price boosted by around 2% on Friday as traders covered short positions following four days of considerable losses and after Baker Hughes Inc unveiled that U.S. oil rig count plunged for a seventh week in row. U.S. crude rose 88 cents to settle at $47.26 per barrel, down almost 5 percent on the week. Brent for December delivery increased by 73 cents to close at $50.46 a barrel, down about 4 percent on the week.
read more... 19/10/2015
Crude oil prices declined on Thursday after the U.S. government unveiled a larger-than-expected crude inventories increase, slashing prices for a fourth consecutive day. U.S. crude's front-month contract for November delivery decreased by 26 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $46.38 a barrel. Brent crude for November delivery declined 44 cents to settle at $48.71 before the contract’s expiration. Brent for December delivery, which will become the spot contract from Friday, rose by 4 cents to close at $49.73.
read more... 16/10/2015
Crude oil prices settled down on Wednesday and continued to decline in the post-settlement trade on worries about an intensifying oversupply kept crude under pressure this week, compensating recent views that falling U.S. production would spur prices. WTI crude shed 2 cents to close at $46.64. Global crude benchmark Brent eased 9 cents to close at $49.15 then declined 46 cents in post-settlement trade.
read more... 15/10/2015
Crude oil prices reversed earlier gains and settled lower on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) renewed fears that the market remains oversupplied. U.S. crude closed at $46.66 per barrel, down 0.93 percent, or 44 cents, slashing previous gains over a dollar on technical trades. Brent futures for November delivery settled at $49.24 per barrel, falling 1.24 percent, or 62 cents. Brent futures were above $50 in earlier trading.
read more... 14/10/2015
Crude oil prices declined on Monday, falling 5 % as traders took profits after last week’s hike to an 11-week high and report that OPEC kept on to increase production despite a continuous oversupply. Both Brent and U.S. crude futures recorded the largest percentage losses since the start of September with the North Sea crude slipping $2.79 at $49.86 and West Texas Intermediate declining $2.53 at $47.10. OPEC slashed its estimate of 2016 world oil demand growth by 40,000 bpd to 1.25 million bpd amid sluggish growth in China.
read more... 13/10/2015