(BOE Report) – Oil tankers are crossing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s actions to choke traffic through the shipping route have not hurt the U.S. economy, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Tuesday, reiterating the Trump administration’s position that the war should be over in weeks, not months. “Already you’re seeing tankers are starting to dribble
(Oil Price) – Tankers carrying a total of up to 12 million barrels of crude oil are either en route or close to China in East Asian waters, waiting for buyers in the world’s top crude importer, as India is pulling back. Five of these tankers signal ‘for orders’ or ‘China for orders’ as their status, per data intelligence firm Kpler
(Oil Price) – At the start of the year, sentiment in the oil market was overwhelmingly and deeply bearish. Most forecasts pointed to a glut, and a sizable one at that. Then the U.S. struck Venezuela, took its acting president to stand trial in the U.S., and threatened Iran, Mexico, and Colombia that they were next. Protests broke out in Iran.
(Investing)– At least two oil tankers have made their way to Venezuela in recent days and others are navigating towards the country, a sign of state-run PDVSA’s effort to expand floating storage and keep selling crude even as a U.S. blockade has reduced exports to a minimum. U.S. President Donald Trump this month announced a blockade of all sanctioned vessels going
(BOE Report)– Oil prices posted modest rises on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, supported by robust U.S. economic growth and the risk of supply disruptions from Venezuela and Russia. Brent crude futures climbed 4 cents, or 0.06%, to $62.42 a barrel by 0117 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude added 3 cents, or 0.05%, to $58.41. Oil
(BOE Report)– U.S. crude futures rose more than 1% on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. U.S. crude futures were up 1.3%, or 72 cents, to trade at $55.99 at 0022 GMT. Oil prices settled near five-year lows in the previous session on progress in
