Sunday, August 17, 2025

Oil prices fall 1% as global demand concerns grow

Source: Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday after comments from a U.S. official stymied hopes that a U.S.-China trade deal would be reached soon, prompting renewed concern that a slowing global economy would reduce demand for oil. Brent crude LCOc1 futures fell 89 cents, or 1.5%, to $58.53 a barrel by 10:35 a.m.

How Investing in the American LNG Boom Backfired on Toshiba

From Bloomberg   Toshiba to pay ENN unit to take over its U.S. LNG business Toshiba soured on Freeport deal when energy prices crashed Buy high, sell low and guarantee a loss. It’s not exactly what Toshiba Corp. planned when it dipped its toes in liquefied natural gas trading. Yet that’s exactly how it turned out, as the Japanese industrial giant

History Says the Right Price for Oil is $50

EnerCom Analytics’ September Industry Trends Report Examines Oil Prices The current price of oil may feel low given the fading memories of $100 per barrel oil back in 2014. But in a longer term historical context, we are on the high end of the curve at today’s prices. EnerCom Analytics looked at historical monthly crude oil prices between 1974 and August 2016.