(BOE Report) – Spot premiums for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude have jumped to all-time highs as competition between Asian and European refiners for supply heats up to replace Middle Eastern oil flows disrupted by the Iran war, industry sources said. Europe is typically the largest importer of U.S. crude, but competition has escalated with Asian buyers scouring for supply
(Investing) – HOUSTON – Oil prices slipped into negative territory on Wednesday as a much larger-than-expected U.S. crude stock build outweighed the threat to oil supply from potential military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Brent futures were down 12 cents at $70.65 a barrel at 11:16 a.m. ET (1607 GMT), while WTI futures were down 26 cents at $65.37. U.S. crude inventories rose
(Investing) – Oil prices traded in a steady manner Wednesday, stabilizing after the previous session’s sharp losses, as investors weighed a smaller-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories and growing signs of progress toward a potential Russia-Ukraine peace framework. At 04:15 ET (09:15 GMT), Brent Oil Futures expiring in January edged up 0.1% to $61.83 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 0.2%
(Investing) – HOUSTON- Oil prices were steady on Wednesday as the escalating war between major oil producer Russia and Ukraine offset a rise in U.S. crude and gasoline stocks. Brent crude futures for January were down 4 cents, or 0.05%, at $73.27 a barrel by 10:43 a.m. EDT (1543 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for December, due to expire on Wednesday,
