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Gazprom: 2015 budget to be fulfilled with oil at $40/barrel
Gazprom, Russia's gas producer owned by State, will be able to achieve its 2015 budget even with oil at $40 per barrel, as stated on Wednesday by Andrei Kruglov, the chief financial officer.
read more... 19/02/2015
Daily: Crude oil price rally stops on robust supplies estimates
Crude oil prices stopped their hike on Wednesday, with prices declining 5 percent or even more after traders and investors were awestruck by the latest estimates for U.S. supply builds that overtook nearly five times the market expectations.
read more... 19/02/2015
Canada imposes fresh sanctions on oil giant Rosneft, Rostec CEO
Canada has imposed new sanctions against Russian oil conglomerate Rosneft and Rostec CEO, Sergei Chemezov, blaming Russia for military backing of the separatists in eastern Ukraine.
read more... 18/02/2015
Daily: Brent crude hits the 2015 peak at $63 a barrel
Crude oil settled up on Tuesday, prolonging earlier gains from this week, with Brent crude soaring to a 2015 peak of $63 a barrel as a short-covering came back to a market depressed earlier by concerns over euro zone stability. Risks to Middle East crude production and the decline of U.S. oil rig count added further spur to the market. Brent oil's front-month contract for April delivery rose by $1.13 to settle at $62.53 a barrel, recovering from the day's low of $60.27. The session peak of $63 was the highest level since December 18. WTI price for March climbed 75 cents to close at $53.53, against an intraday low at $50.81.
read more... 18/02/2015
Daily: European spot power prices jump on cold spell, weaker wind supply in Europe
Crude oil prices were little changed on Monday after hitting the highest level since nearly two months, as the dollar appreciation following the collapse of Greek debt negotiations helped to offset intensifying violence in Libya and worries about exports from Kurdistan. Brent futures fell 3 cents to hit $61.49 a barrel by 3 p.m. EST after touching an intra-day peak of $62.57 a barrel. U.S. March crude futures were flat at $52.78 a barrel. There was no settlement on Monday due to a U.S. public holiday, with Monday’s activity to be registered on Tuesday.
read more... 17/02/2015