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Statoil remains at 2016 cost savings plan
Statoil remains loyal to its 2016 plans to reduce costs, without having public cost-saving goal for 2020, following Bloomberg’s report mentioning that Norwegian oil firm intends to cut costs in order to generate an extra $5 billion a year by 2020.
read more... 06/06/2014
Daily: Crude oil retreats on peace plan from Ukraine’s president
Brent and WTI crude settled lower on Wednesday on hopes for a peace plan from Ukraine’s new-elected president Petro Poroshenko aimed to end violent clashes between separatists and government forces. The plan helped to calm crude oil’s previous price rally. Brent crude for July delivery slipped 42 cents to end at $108.40 a barrel, while the equivalent crude oil contract in the U.S. fell 2 cents to close at $102.64, after rebounding as high as $103.69 immediately after the publication of U.S. oil stockpiles figures showing a decrease in crude oil stocks the previous week.
read more... 05/06/2014
Daily: Brent crude holds steady, WTI climbs on positive economic data
Brent crude held steady and U.S. crude pared earlier losses to trade higher on Tuesday, as economic data from the United States and China spurred prices which were depressed by increasing global oil production. Brent crude for July delivery dropped by 1 cent to close at $108.82 a barrel, ending above its 50-day moving average of $108.56. WTI prices for July delivery boosted 19 cents to trade at $102.66, hitting $102.86 at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) in post-settlement trading.
read more... 04/06/2014
Daily: UK gas reaches new lows on Russia, Ukraine temporary gas deal
Brent and U.S. crude oil settled down in a nervous trading on Monday, dragged down by a stronger dollar and recently released data showing that OPEC’s oil output increased to a three-month high. Brent crude for July delivery declined 58 cents to close at $108.83 a barrel, after striking $109.87 and further retreating below Brent's 200-day moving average at $109.07. WTI crude for July delivery traded 24 cents down to close at $102.47 a barrel, after hitting an intraday high at $103.35.
read more... 03/06/2014
Daily: Crude oil prices slip at month’s end, but post an increase in May on supply concerns
Brent crude dropped on Friday, but rebounded 1.2 percent over the month, supported by energy supply worries amid continuing unrest in Ukraine. Brent crude declined 56 cents to settle at $109.41 a barrel. WTI crude oil also fell on Friday as traders took profit at the end of the month. However, U.S. crude posted a 3 percent increase in May. U.S. light crude oil slipped by $1.18 to an intra-session low of $102.40 to close 87 cents lower at $102.71 a barrel.
read more... 02/06/2014