Crude oil prices lost ground on Monday as doubts about the effectiveness of vaccines against the Omicron variant counterbalanced a bullish forecast for oil demand in the first quarter by OPEC. Hence, Brent crude fell by 76 cents, or 1.0%, to settle at $74.39 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude dropped by 38 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $71.29 a barrel.
read more... 14/12/2021
Oil prices were mitigated on Friday, following the decision of OPEC+ members to maintain the planned gradual increase in crude production, despite the new variant of Covid and reports of tapping into strategic reserves. As a result, Brent oil edged 0.3% up at $69.88 a barrel, while WTI crude slipped by 0.4% to $66.26 a barrel.
read more... 06/12/2021
The UAE's clean energy firm Masdar and France's Engie plan to invest $5 billion to develop 2 GW of renewable and hydrogen projects by 2030 as OPEC's third biggest producer seeks to implement its net zero emissions pledge by 2050.
read more... 06/12/2021
Crude oil prices rebounded on Thursday after OPEC+ surprised the market yesterday choosing to stick to its plan of increasing oil output by 400 000 barrels per day in January. Hence, Brent crude rose by 80 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $69.67 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude increased by 93 cents, or 1.4%, to end at $66.50 a barrel.
read more... 03/12/2021
Oil prices lost ground on Wednesday, pressured by lingering coronavirus fears. Moreover, prices suffered as OPEC+ members delayed their decision on whether to further raise their crude production or not. Thus, Brent oil fell by 2.4% to $68.87 a barrel and WTI crude ended 0.9% down at $65.57 a barrel.
read more... 02/12/2021