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Daily: British gas prices drop on Norwegian overabundant supplies
Brent crude oil futures dropped on Wednesday on fading concerns that international sanctions over Russia will have an impact on oil supplies, while U.S. crude oil boosted ahead of the contract's expiration and on stockpiles draw at the oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma.
read more... 20/03/2014
Daily: European power prices pulled down by technical selling in the carbon market
Brent crude oil futures declined by more than $2 per barrel on Monday, close to reach six-weeks lows, as strong global supplies offset worries over perpetual tensions between Russia and the West powers concerning Crimea’s fate. The European benchmark closed $1.97 lower at $106.24 per barrel, after hitting an intra-session low of $106.16, the weakest level since February 6. Meanwhile, U.S. crude futures eased by as much as $1.52 to touch a session low of $97.37 per barrel before ending 81 cents down at $98.08 per barrel.
read more... 18/03/2014
European countries less dependent on Russian gas via Ukraine
Presently, Europe and Ukraine are less dependent on Russian natural gas, because of a milder winter and a better infrastructure, reducing concerns that the increasing crisis in Ukraine might influence supplies.
read more... 04/03/2014
Daily: WTI price above 102$, set to hit the 6th weekly increase
U.S. crude steadied above $102 a barrel on Friday, likely to hit its sixth weekly increase, backed by robust heating demand in North America and since a new pipeline drew off supplies from Cushing, Oklahoma, the WTI contract's delivery point.
read more... 21/02/2014
Daily: Brent crude falls on tumbling heating oil prices
Brent crude oil declined by nearly $1 per barrel on Monday, dragged down by tumbling heating oil prices following the end of an intense cold winter that backed oil prices and higher supplies from Libya and the North Sea.
read more... 11/02/2014