Yemen backed Iran-aligned Houthi movement attacked two of its Very Large Crude Carriers, one of which suffered minor damages. With Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest producer of crude oil, suspending the shipment of crude through the strategic Red Sea shipping… Read More ›
U.S. West Texas Intermediate
Crude oil prices peak in the midst of consolidation of power in Saudi Arabia
According to industry analysts, the ongoing purge in Saudi Arabia is likely to have little immediate impact on oil prices since the Crown Prince is committed to maintaining a continuance to existing policies, including cutting down the glut in the… Read More ›
Tightening oil supplies in the global oil pool leading to higher crude out prices
While OPEC’s price cuts are slowly driving up crude oil prices upwards, analysts from BofA Merrill Lynch have forecast higher crude oil prices for the remainder of 2017 and early 2018 citing rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran…. Read More ›