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Daily (26.08.2020): Oil prices at the highest levels since early March on Tuesday amid supply disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of hurricane
Oil prices surged to their highest level since early March on Tuesday as Storm Laura, which turned into a hurricane, disrupted platform activity and threatened refineries in the Gulf of Mexico area. However, rising coronavirus cases in Asia and Europe limited gains. Hence, Brent crude soared by 73 cents, or 1.6%, to settle at $45.86 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude rallied by 73 cents, or 1.7%, to close at $43.35.
read more... 26/08/2020
Daily (25.08.2020): British front-month gas price rallied by about 10% on Monday amid reduced available export capacity in Norway
Oil prices ended higher on Monday as storms Marco and Laura expected later in the week halted more than half of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, Brent crude rose by 78 cents, or 1.76%, to settle at $45.13 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude settled at $42.62 a barrel, rising by 28 cents, or 0.7 %.
read more... 25/08/2020
Equinor completes acquisition with Shell in the US Gulf of Mexico
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved Equinor and Shell’s transaction announced in May 2019, whereby Equinor exercised its preferential right to acquire 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field from Shell Offshore Inc for a total consideration of $965 million in cash.
read more... 20/08/2019
Daily (19.07.2019): NBP spot slumped by 4% on Thursday, due to increased supply and weak demand
Crude oil prices continued their downward evolution on Thursday, influenced by lower U.S. equities markets. Prices were also weighed by an expected rise in the U.S. offshore oil output, as platforms have been returning to service after the Hurricane Barry passed through the Gulf of Mexico last week. Brent crude sank by 2.7% to $61.93 a barrel, while WTI futures dipped by 2.6% to $55.30 a barrel.
read more... 19/07/2019
Daily (17.07.2019): NBP spot plunged by over 16% on Tuesday, due to ample oversupply
Crude oil prices dipped on Tuesday, after data showed that U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected last week, as they were only slightly affected by disruptions in the wake of Hurricane Barry in the Gulf of Mexico. Prices were also influenced by the conflicting signals from Tehran and Washington about an alleged reduction of tensions over Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as by China’s weakest economic growth in 27 years. As a result, Brent crude tumbled by 3.2% to $64.35 a barrel, while WTI futures slumped by 3.3% to $57.62 a barrel.
read more... 17/07/2019