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Daily: European spot power prices evolve differently, while forwards near record lows
Crude oil prices settled lower with Brent declining more than 1% on Tuesday after collapsing near seven-year lows on worries those global oil producers will pump even more crude in an already oversupplied market. Brent decreased 47 cents to close at $40.26 per barrel, after a session low at $39.81. WTI eased 14 cents to close at $37.51, after tumbling to $36.64 earlier.
read more... 09/12/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices decline as OPEC decided to maintain production at record highs
Crude oil prices declined on Friday following the news that the OPEC was planning to keep its production near record highs despite a collapse in oil prices, intensifying worries about an oversupplied market. Brent crude oil futures shed 84 cents, or nearly 2 percent, to close at $43, after a rebound in early trade. The benchmark contract was within cents of Augusts’ 6-1/2-year trough. U.S. crude futures slipped $1.11, or nearly 2 percent, to settle at $39.97.
read more... 07/12/2015
Daily: Brent declines at $44.44/bbl on OPEC concerns
Brent crude futures ended lower on Tuesday on expectations that OPEC will not reduce output, continuing to pumping crude at record levels to defend market share against non-member oil producers such as the United States and Russia. Brent crude declined 17 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $44.44 a barrel. U.S. crude's WTI futures boosted 20 cents to close at $41.85.
read more... 02/12/2015
Record level of oil stockpiles at 3 billion barrels
Oil stockpiles have rocketed to a record level this year at around 3 billion barrels— the equivalent to more than a month’s supply of global oil consumption amid a robust production in OPEC and elsewhere, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
read more... 16/11/2015
Daily: Crude oil fell around 4%, close to the six-year low on persistent oversupply
Crude oil prices fell almost 4% on Thursday, dragged down by a persisted supply glut and an increase in U.S. inventories and by a pessimistic forecast for next year. Brent crude declined below $45 a barrel for the first time since August, its sixth decrease of a seven-day losing streak of more than $6 a barrel, or 12 percent. Brent futures lost $1.75, or 3.8 percent, to settle at $44.06 a barrel. WTI crude plunged $1.18, or 2.8 percent, to close at $41.75. It posted a record low in August at $37.75.
read more... 13/11/2015