On Tuesday, after sinking into negative territory for the first time ever, U.S. oil prices climbed back into positive ground although Brent continued its downward trend midst falling demand during the coronavirus pandemic. As of 0356 GMT, U.S. West Texas… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia’s price war on crude prices aims to punish Russia for not adhering to OPEC+ production cuts
On Monday, oil prices fell by nearly 30% after Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices and set plans for a significant increase in crude production from April. Following the Saudi move, oil prices fell by as much as a third after… Read More ›
Crude prices surge following U.S. air strike on Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Iraq
On Friday, oil prices jumped by more than $1 following a U.S. air strike at the Baghdad International Airport which resulted in the death of a key Iranian and Iraqi military personnel. Brent crude futures LCOc1 was up by 1.86%… Read More ›
Crude oil prices rise touch 2019 peak
OPEC led prices cut along with the release of Chinese refinerery processing data in 2018, led to the peaking of crude oil. On Monday, oil prices recorded the highest peak following the release of data that showed China’s refinery processing… Read More ›
Russia hints that it will gradually boost its oil production from June 2018
OPEC and Russia have been withholding their respective crude oil production levels while oil producers from the U.S., Canada and Brazil have been boosting theirs. As a result of the production cuts, oil prices touched their multi-year high of $80.50… Read More ›
Crude oil prices edge up on a drop in U.S. drilling activity
The general U.S. oil drilling trend shows that it is set to become the world’s no.1 oil producer. On Monday, two factors contributed in the rise of oil prices. The first was the drop in production of U.S. rigs drilling… Read More ›
Crude oil posts strongest ever opening of the year since 2014
Despite receiving support for its bullish upward drive, rising U.S. oil production is likely to be a drag for oil’d 2018 outlook. On Tuesday, oil prices posted their strongest ever opening since 2014, with the anti-government uprising in Iran along… Read More ›
Brent crude zooms beyond $65 a barrel
U.S. oil production is rapidly approaching oil production levels of that of Russia and Saudi Arabia. With the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline, a big chunk of the oil supply has been blocked from the market and along… Read More ›
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 ›