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Daily: Crude oil prices shed after Doha meeting failure
Crude oil prices shed on Monday after a plan by top oil producers to freeze production failed, but a Kuwait oil industry strike helped the market cut losses and rebound from the day’s lows. Brent closed down 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $42.91 a barrel. It had declined $3 earlier in the session. U.S. crude WTI slid 58 cents, or 1.4 percent, to settle at $39.78 a barrel, after falling to $37.61 at the day's low.
read more... 19/04/2016
Doha summit resulted in a deadlock after Iran’s last-minute decision to stay home
A summit in Doha between the top oil producing countries in the world ended without an agreement on Sunday, as country leaders failed to negotiate a production freeze intended to strengthen prices.
read more... 18/04/2016
Daily: European electricity forward prices surpass 10-week highs on coal price recovery
Crude oil prices tumbled on Friday on anticipations that a weekend meeting of top oil exporters will have little impact on reducing an exacerbated glut, even if would provide a ceiling for the market. Brent crude futures eased 74 cents to close at $43.10, while U.S. crude settled down $1.14 cents at $40.36. Both contracts declined by more than 3.5 percent earlier in the day.
read more... 18/04/2016
Daily: European forward power prices rally to the highest level in 10 weeks, spurred by coal
Crude oil prices settled lower after a nervous trading on Thursday, capping losses due to a favorable report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), in a context of an omnipresent speculation after a Sunday summit in Doha between producing countries. Brent crude futures eased 34 cents to settle at $43.84 a barrel, while U.S. crude closed the session down 26 cents at $41.50.
read more... 15/04/2016
Daily: British spot prices tumble as robust flows from Norway offset blackout at gas terminal
Oil prices declined from new four-month highs in agitating trading on Wednesday after Russian oil minister Alexander Novak stated at a closed-door briefing that a deal on an oil output freeze expected to be signed this month in Doha would not yield a positive outcome. Brent crude fell 51 cents to settle at $44.18 per barrel, while U.S. crude eased 41 cents to close at $41.76.
read more... 14/04/2016