(Oil Price)- Weak factory activity in China, a stronger U.S. dollar, and reports that OPEC+ is going to add more barrels to production in December have combined to push oil prices lower, setting them on a course to their third monthly decline in a row. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $64.61 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $60.16
(Investing)– Oil prices slipped around $1 a barrel on Tuesday and were on track for a third straight day of declines as investors considered the impact of U.S. sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies on global supply, along with a potential OPEC+ plan to raise output. Brent crude futures were down $1.09, or 1.7%, to $64.53 a barrel at 10:44
(Oil Price)– Oil prices skyrocketed in early Asian trading on Thursday after President Trump announced new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil producers, Lukoil and Rosneft, marking the first Ukraine-related sanctions of his second term. Brent crude futures jumped 5.53% to $66.05 per barrel, while WTI crude futures surged 6.05% to $62.04 per barrel, as traders weighed the immediate threat to Russian supply.
(World Oil)– U.S. sanctions on Russia’s energy giants are sending shockwaves deep into the heart of China’s oil industry, where both state and private refiners face heightened pressure to keep up supplies while steering clear of penalties. As much as 20% of China’s crude imports — about 2 MMbpd in the first nine months of this year — come from
(Investing.com)– Oil prices edged lower on Friday, heading for a weekly loss of nearly 3% after the IEA forecast a growing glut and U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet again to discuss Ukraine. Brent crude futures were down 9 cents, or 0.15%, at $60.97 a barrel at 1311 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 4
(Oil Price)– The OPEC+ group continues to return modest volumes of supply to the market, cautious not to sink oil prices as demand weakens after the summer. The production hikes are estimated to be lower than the headline figures suggest—some producers lack the capacity to boost output further, while others are compensating for previous overproduction. While the lower-than-planned production increases
(Oil Price)– Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 3.0 million barrels during the week ending August 8, after dropping by 3 million barrels in the week prior, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The build brings commercial stockpiles to 426.7 million barrels according to government data, which is 6%
(Oil Price)– The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized the exchange of up to 1 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease the crude shortage at Exxon’s refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after quality issues with the Mars crude grade emerged last week. DOE has authorized an exchange from the SPR with ExxonMobil Corporation “to address logistical challenges impacting
(World Oil)– The U.S. sees domestic crude output growth slowing more than expected this year as choppy oil prices limit drilling activity. U.S. crude output is now expected to grow by 160,000 bpd this year to 13.37 million bpd and remain flat in 2026, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook released Tuesday. The production forecast for this
(Investing)– Fears over possible supply constraints from the Israel-Iran conflict have driven oil prices higher in recent days, although past disruptions do not suggest that crude will stay elevated for a long time, according to analysts at Citigroup (NYSE:C). Brent crude futures slumped on Friday following the White House’s comments, although the contract is on course to rise for a third
(BOE Report)– Brent crude oil is up around 20% so far in June, and set for its biggest monthly jump since 2020 as Israel/Iran tensions flare-up. Although relatively contained, the rise has not gone unnoticed just three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a surge in energy prices that ramped up global inflation and sparked aggressive interest rate hikes.
(Investing) – Israel’s attack on Iran is unlikely to cause a major disruption to oil supply, analysts at two major banks said, but a worst-case scenario involving blockades in the Strait of Hormuz could push prices above $100 per barrel, Goldman Sachs said. Oil prices climbed nearly 9% after Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran targeting nuclear facilities and missile factories,
