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Statoil and ExxonMobil obtain oil licenses in Ireland
Oil titans Statoil and ExxonMobil have obtained six offshore licenses in Ireland.
read more... 04/03/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices close up for third consecutive day on OPEC producers meeting
Crude oil prices closed up for a third straight day in row on Wednesday as buyers neglected a record high in U.S. crude inventories to focus on an OPEC plan to freeze output. Brent futures rose 12 cents to close at $36.93 a barrel. They have climbed more than $1.80, or 5 percent, since Friday's settlement. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures edged 26 cents higher at $34.66 a barrel. Only in mid-February, WTI plunged to a 2003 low of $26.05.
read more... 03/03/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices dragged down by stronger renewables output
Crude oil prices rose as much as 2 percent on Tuesday, before slashing most of their gains in post-settlement trade after figures indicating a considerable increase in U.S. crude inventories already at record high levels. Brent, the global benchmark for crude, increased by 4 cents at $36.61, after trading in the negative earlier. It had climbed 24 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $36.81. WTI crude edged 14 cents up, or 0.4 percent, at $33.89 a barrel by 5:17 p.m. EST (2217 GMT). It had closed up 65 cents, or 2 percent, at $34.40 a barrel.
read more... 02/03/2016
Petrobras secures a $10 billion loan from China
Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has secured a $10 billion loan from China Development Bank Corp to help pay most of its 2016 debt.
read more... 01/03/2016
Daily: Crude oil rebounds 3% on China measures to boost economy, decline in crude oil output
Crude oil prices rose 3 percent on Monday after China took measures to boost its slowing economy, a reduction in crude output from OPEC and the U.S., and an engagement by Saudi Arabia to curb market volatility. Brent crude's front-month contract for April delivery climbed 87 cents, or 2.5 percent, to settle at $35.97 a barrel before expiring and going off the board. Brent for May delivery increased $1.13, or 3.2 percent, to close at $36.57 a barrel. U.S. crude's front-month contract added 97 cents, or 3 percent, to stand at $33.75.
read more... 01/03/2016