Crude oil prices decreased on Monday, following mixed Chinese economic data and amid anticipations of a short-term impact of the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on U.S. offshore oil output. A softening in the tensions between the West and Iran added pressure on prices. Consequently, Brent crude edged down by 0.4% to $66.48 a barrel, while WTI futures lost 1.1% to settle at $59.58 a barrel.
read more... 16/07/2019
Crude oil prices slightly rose on Friday, after a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico caused disruptions in the local production, while tensions between Iran and the West continued to mount. Consequently, Brent crude traded 0.3% higher at $66.72 a barrel. However, forecasts for a global oil supply glut from the International Energy Agency and OPEC limited the gains, with WTI futures remaining almost flat at $60.21 a barrel.
read more... 15/07/2019
Oil prices soared on Wednesday, adding more than $2, after a greater than expected draw in U.S. crude oil inventories. The evacuation of several oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of a tropic storm also supported prices. As a result, Brent crude hiked by 4.5% to $60.43 a barrel, while WTI futures closed 4.4% up at $67.01 a barrel.
read more... 11/07/2019
Spanish oil firm Repsol has announced it has achieved first oil from its deep-water Buckskin project in the Gulf Of Mexico.
read more... 26/06/2019
Crude oil prices rose on Thursday, following the hiking U.S. stocks which were boosted by a report showing that U.S. could delay tariffs on imported goods from Mexico. Brent crude added 1.7% to trade at $61.67 a barrel, while WTI futures jumped by 1.8% to $52.59 a barrel. Still, last week’s surge in U.S. crude stocks coupled with new threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on further Chinese goods could limit the rally.
read more... 07/06/2019