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Daily: Crude oil jump over 4 percent on Libya attack, China monetary easing
Crude oil futures settled up over 4 percent on Thursday as intensified violence in oil producer Libya and a monetary easing by China’s central bank that could increase oil demand provided support. Benchmark Brent crude futures increased by $2.41, or 4.5 percent, to close at $57.57 a barrel. WTI futures rose by up $2.03, or 4.2 percent, to close at $50.48.
read more... 06/02/2015
Daily: European prompt power prices tumble on prolonged cold snap
Crude oil prolonged losses on Wednesday, reversing a four-session gain after U.S. crude stockpiles soared to a record high, posting the global oversupply back into focus. U.S. crude futures eased 8.7 percent, to close at $48.45 a barrel, recording its biggest one-day percentage decline since November 28, 2014. Brent crude plunged $4 to settle at $54 a barrel, having traded as high as $59 a barrel on Tuesday.
read more... 05/02/2015
Russia: Gazprom reduces gas price for Ukraine in first quarter
Ukraine will pay less for Russian gas in the first quarter compared with the last quarter because of a drop in the price of oil, as stated on Tuesday by Sergei Kupriyanov, representative for state-owned gas producer Gazprom.
read more... 04/02/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices up 19 percent in four day on dollar depreciation
Crude oil prices settled higher again on Tuesday as a depreciating dollar pushed up most commodities, bringing crude’s four-day increase to about 19 percent, its largest since January 2009. Benchmark Brent crude oil increased $3.16, or nearly 6 percent, to close at $57.91 a barrel. It jumped as high as $59 for the first time since end of December. WTI crude boosted $3.48, or 7 percent, to settle at $53.05, after a session peak at $54.24.
read more... 04/02/2015
Total: plans to drill shale test well in Denmark postponed
Total has postponed by several months its plans to drill Denmark's first test wells for shale gas, as stated by the French oil major on Monday.
read more... 03/02/2015