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Daily (19.05.2022): Oil prices lost 2.5% as U.S. refiners ramp up output
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, after government data showed U.S. refiners ramped up output, while equities fell. Consequently, Brent crude dropped by 2.5% to $109.11 a barrel, and WTI crude oil fell by 2.5% to $109.59 a barrel.
read more... 19/05/2022
Poland, Hungary, Czech to release oil reserves after pipeline shutdown
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are offering their domestic refiners about 8 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves after supplies from Russia's Druzhba pipeline to Europe were halted, industry sources said on Friday.
read more... 06/05/2019
Daily (28.09.2017): UK gas contracts settled higher due to reduced Norwegian flows
Brent prices slumped on Wednesday, while U.S. crude rallied, after oil stockpiles in the world's major consumer unpredictably drew down with refiners coming back online following Hurricane Harvey last month.
read more... 28/09/2017
Daily (08.09.2017): German year-ahead power contract at 32-month high
Oil futures varied on Thursday, with Brent jumping to a 5-1/2-month peak, while U.S. crude dropped on a larger-than expected crude stock build, as the relaunch of U.S. refiners after Hurricane Harvey was countered by the threat of Hurricane Irma.
read more... 08/09/2017
Daily (28.07.2017): Brent prices soared to 2-month high on Thursday - $51.49 a barrel
Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday with support from a huge slide in U.S. crude inventories. Kuwait, UAE and Saudi Arabia, fellow members of the OPEC, have also promised export cuts. U.S. fuel exports are on track to hit another record in 2017, making foreign fuel markets increasingly important for the profit margins of U.S. refiners. Also, Europe's major energy firms are turning a corner after a 3-year slump, Royal Dutch Shell, France's Total and Norway's Statoil reported sharp rises in cash flow from second quarter operations. Brent crude jumped by 1% to $51.49 a barrel, while WTI price jumped by 0.8% to close at $48.75 a barrel.
read more... 28/07/2017