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Daily - Brent above $107 a barrel as dollar weighs
Brent crude futures steadied above $107 a barrel on Thursday amid stronger dollar and growing U.S. crude stocks, overshadowing Iranian threat to halt a crucially important oil trade route.
read more... 29/12/2011
Daily – oil up for the sixth day in line
Crude oil futures increased for the sixth day in line on Tuesday as Iran’s ready to stop oil moving in the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions on Tehran’s oil sales are imposed added to concerns over other possible threats to the supply from the region.
read more... 28/12/2011
Daily – oil up on supply disruptions in Syria
Crude oil futures increased on Tuesday supported by supply disruption in Syria and Iranian naval exercises in key shipping lane.
read more... 27/12/2011
Daily – oil up for the fifth consecutive day
Crude oil futures increased on Friday in thin preholiday trading as worries about potential supply disruption in Iran and Iraq and positive U.S. economic data supported oil prices.
read more... 26/12/2011
Daily – oil up on possible supply disruptions
Crude oil futures increased for the fourth day in line on Thursday as turbulence in Iraq and upcoming Iranian navy exercises kept possible supply disruptions. U.S. crude for February delivery traded at 99.53 dollars a barrel, up 86 cents after a trading range between 98.51 and 100.05 dollars, while ICE Brent crude for February delivery settled at 107.89 dollars a barrel, up 18 cents after having traded from 107.29 to 108.50 dollars.
read more... 23/12/2011