Crude oil prices climbed to hit multi-year highs on Thursday after Saudi Arabia, one of the main crude oil producers in the world, rejected to follow the policy of OPEC+ to increase their output for price controls. Additionally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said surging natural gas prices could boost demand for oil among power generators. Hence, Brent crude rose by 1% to settle at $84.00 a barrel, the highest level since October 2018. U.S. WTI crude increased by 1% to close at $81.31 a barrel, hitting a seven-year record high.
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A new initiative aimed at accelerating progress on power system modernisation and the effective utilisation of demand-side resources has been launched.
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Oil prices were rather steady on Thursday after hitting a multi-week high a day earlier. Prices were partly supported by the outlook of recovering oil demand as indicated by OPEC and IEA this week. On the other hand, the threat of disruptions by hurricane Nicholas receded. Hence, Brent crude added 0.3% to settle at $75.67 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude ended unchanged at $72.61 a barrel.
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Crude oil prices extended losses on Friday, on lowered forecasts for global oil demand from the IEA, due to the progression of the pandemic this year. Hence, Brent oil lost 1% at $70.59 a barrel and WTI crude fell by 0.9% to $68.44 a barrel.
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Oil prices steadied on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus would slow the recovery of global oil demand. Hence, Brent crude slipped by 0.2% to settle at $71.31 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude lost 0.2% to end at $69.09 a barrel.
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