Oil prices rose on Tuesday after initially losing ground, amid concerns about Chinese demand following the release of disappointing commercial data in the country. As a result, Brent crude surged by 1% to $86.17 a barrel, while WTI crude increased by 1.2% to settle at $82.92 a barrel.
read more... 09/08/2023
A global initiative to grow the $2 billion market for carbon offsets outlined criteria for new voluntary standards on Thursday, and said it aims to issue labelled credits by the year-end to make the unregulated marketplace more transparent.
read more... 28/07/2023
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as production cuts by OPEC+ and a slight decline in the value of the US dollar counterbalanced worries about the global economic situation, which included indications of reduced demand from China. Thus, WTI crude traded 2.5% higher at $74.83 a barrel, while Brent crude increased by 2.2% to settle at $79.40 a barrel.
read more... 12/07/2023
Crude oil prices ended rather flat on Thursday as the combined production cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia were offset by a possible U.S. interest rate hike. Moreover, economic data concerns from Eurozone and China weighed on price. Hence, Brent crude edged 0.2% lower at $76.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude almost closed unchanged at $71.80 a barrel.
read more... 07/07/2023
Crude oil prices rebounded on Monday as tightening supplies offset concerns over the US economy, including the standoff on the looming debt-ceiling deadline. Hence, Brent crude rose by $1.06, or 1.4% to settle at $75.23 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled at $71.11 a barrel, up $1.07, or 1.5%.
read more... 16/05/2023