Post Tagged with: "Hurricane Barry"

Brent Oil in Bear Market as China-U.S. Trade Tensions Mount

Brent Oil in Bear Market as China-U.S. Trade Tensions Mount

From Reuters


Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, with Brent crude settling near seven-month lows below $60 a barrel as trade tensions between the U.S. and China intensified worries about weakening global demand.

During the session, Brent traded …

Oil Rises as U.S. Crude Stocks Fall Again, Fed Cuts Interest Rates

Oil Rises as U.S. Crude Stocks Fall Again, Fed Cuts Interest Rates

From Reuters


Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday following a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.

The front-month Brent crude …

BP Profit Again Outstrips Forecasts, Lifted by Higher Oil Output

BP Profit Again Outstrips Forecasts, Lifted by Higher Oil Output

From Reuters


A strong rise in oil and gas production helped BP (BP.L) offset weaker crude prices and refining profit to again beat profit expectations on Tuesday, boosting its shares.

BP’s second quarter contrasts with Total (TOTF.PA) and …

Source: Bloomberg

Tropical Storm Barry Puts 70% of Newly Minted U.S. LNG Capacity at Risk

From Bloomberg


Sabine Pass, Cameron terminals may be in Barry’s path, U.S. natural gas exports have soared amid shale boom

Tropical Storm Barry is highlighting the risks that Gulf of Mexico storms pose to America’s newly expanded liquefied natural gas …

Source: NOAA

Intensifying Storm Cut Half U.S. Gulf Coast Oil Output, Closes Coastal Refinery

From Reuters


An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday cut more than half the region’s oil output, with energy companies evacuating staff from nearly 200 offshore facilities and a coastal refinery.

Oil firms shut more …