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Daily (22.06.2021): British near-term gas prices rallied at multi-year record highs on Monday amid outages in Norway, weak LNG send-outs
Crude oil futures soared on Monday amid inconclusive nuclear talks between world powers and Iran - which has elected a new hardline president - allaying prospects for a swift revival of the Islamic Republic’s crude exports. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.9% to settle at $74.90 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude surged by 2.8% to end at $73.66 a barrel.
read more... 22/06/2021
Daily (09.06.2021): Crude oil prices hit multi-year highs on Tuesday amid barriers to the revival of Iran's nuclear deal
Oil prices continued the steady upturn to settle at multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. asserted that the return of the Iranian crude supply would not happen soon even if the United States were to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. The visible global recovery following the coronavirus, with lockdown restrictions loosened in most countries, added to the upside. Hence, Brent crude increased by 15 to settle at $ 72.22 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude rose by 1.2% to $70.05 a barrel.
read more... 09/06/2021
Daily (31.05.2021): French and German spot power prices tumbled by around 23% on Friday driven by expectations on surging renewable output
Oil prices diverged on Friday as the Iranian supply concerns and Asian pandemic situation put pressure on WTI crude price. As such, it fell by 0.8% to end at $66.32 a barrel. In contrast, Brent crude settled slightly higher on Friday at $69.63 a barrel amid improving demand outlook and strong economic data.
read more... 31/05/2021
Daily (28.05.2021): CO2 prices fell by over 3% on Thursday amid a weak complex, the release of UK ETS
Crude oil prices increased on Thursday, with Brent crude trading just below $70 a barrel as the potential of increased Iranian supply due to the lifting of US sanctions on the country was not been able to offer any direction to the market. Hence, Brent crude rose by 0.9% to settle at 69.46 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude moved 1% higher at 66.85 a barrel.
read more... 28/05/2021
Daily (27.05.2021): Oil prices continued to rise on Wednesday amid lower U.S. crude inventories
The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories dropped by 1.7 million barrels for the week ended May 21, overshadowing concerns over the prospects for a return of Iranian crude supplies to the global market. Thus, Brent crude edged 0.3% higher at $68.87 a barrel, while the Amercian WTI crude closed 0.2% higher at $66.21 a barrel.
read more... 27/05/2021