Brent crude oil rebounded on Friday to settle about 2 percent higher on the week, spurred by worries about output in Libya, where protesters closed again two oilfields, while violent confrontations burst in the east. Brent crude rose by 66 cents to close at $109.75 a barrel, posting a weekly gain of 1.8 percent. U.S. crude increased by 52 cents, or 0.51 percent, arriving at $102.02 a barrel, or 2 percent higher compared with the previous week.
read more... 19/05/2014
Oil prices increased across both sides of continent on Wednesday, pushed up by a draw on U.S. crude inventories at the Cushing, Oklahoma, crude oil delivery hub, while gasoline stockpiles drove Brent and U.S. crude to the three weeks highs.
read more... 15/05/2014
Brent crude rallied on Tuesday on strong U.S. crude and gasoline markets which offset the expectations of a potential rebound in Libyan oil output by 500,000 barrels per day. U.S. crude oil rose jumped over $1 a barrel to hit two-week highs on Tuesday as stocks of U.S. crude oil at Cushing dropped to their lowest levels since 2008 in the week to May 2.
read more... 14/05/2014
Oil and gas explorer Egdon Resources made known about its decision to takeover Alkane Energy's shale gas assets making it Britain's second-biggest shale gas firm.
read more... 14/05/2014
Crude oil futures increased on Monday as Ukraine urged the European Union to extend sanctions against Russia, while Russian gas giant Gazprom has threatened to disrupt natural gas supplies to Ukraine.
read more... 13/05/2014