Crude oil prices hiked on Thursday, on expectations of a possible reduction in production from the OPEC and the U.S dollar weakness helped crude oil to rebound by nearly 3% of a decline that dragged the WTI below $40 a barrel. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, WTI crude for delivery on January rose $1.14, or 2.9%, to close at $41.08 a barrel. Brent crude for January delivery increased by $1.35, or 3.2%, to close at $43.84 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange.
read more... 04/12/2015
Brent crude dipped to nearly seven-year low and WTI crude plunged under $40 a barrel on Wednesday, after the U.S. government unveiled a 10th consecutive weekly hike in crude supplies and on expectations from a higher interest-rate by the central bank later this month. Brent crude declined by $1.95, or 4.4%, to settle at $42.49 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange, the lowest settlement since March 2009. WTI crude for January delivery eased $1.91, or 4.6%, to close at $39.94 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
read more... 03/12/2015
Brent crude futures ended lower on Tuesday on expectations that OPEC will not reduce output, continuing to pumping crude at record levels to defend market share against non-member oil producers such as the United States and Russia. Brent crude declined 17 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $44.44 a barrel. U.S. crude's WTI futures boosted 20 cents to close at $41.85.
read more... 02/12/2015
Italian player Snam has unveiled it agreed to purchase a 20% stake in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) from Norway's Statoil.
read more... 01/12/2015
Crude oil declined on Monday, reversing a previous hike following the release of a survey which estimated higher OPEC production in November, while a stronger dollar dragged down the demand for commodities denominated in the currency. Brent crude futures eased 25 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $44.61 a barrel. WTI futures fell 6 cents to close at $41.65, down from a session high at $42.61.
read more... 01/12/2015