Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday despite OPEC+ decision to increase output slightly from next week and surging coronavirus infection rate in India. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.2% to settle at $66.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude soared by 1.7% to close at $62.94 a barrel.
read more... 28/04/2021
OPEC, Russia and their allies will stick to plans for a phased easing of oil production restrictions from May to July amid upbeat forecasts for a recovery in global demand and despite surging coronavirus cases in India, Brazil and Japan.
read more... 28/04/2021
Crude oil prices edged lower on Friday, as encouraging economic indicators from the United States and China were offset by coronavirus concerns. As such, Brent oil slipped by 0.3% to $66.77 a barrel, and WTI crude lost 0.5% to close at $63.13 a barrel.
read more... 19/04/2021
Crude oil prices weakened on Friday, weighed by a possible increase in Iranian production and coronavirus concerns. Consequently, Brent oil edged 0.4% lower at $62.95 a barrel and WTI crude slipped by 0.5% to $59.32 a barrel.
read more... 12/04/2021
Oil prices pulled back on Thursday and are on the track to reach the third straight week of losses as a new round of coronavirus restrictions in Europe revived worries about demand, counterbalancing the potential impact of a blocked Suez Canal. Hence, Brent crude shed by $2.46 or 3.8% to settle at $61.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude dropped by $2.62 or 4.3% to close at $58.26 per barrel.
read more... 26/03/2021