Oil prices hiked on Monday due to forecasts for higher prices on gasoline and consumer goods. Brent futures rose $1.3, or 1.7%, to end at $76.17 a barrel. WTI crude surged by 1.5% to settle at $70.73 a barrel, for the first time above $70 level since late 2014.
read more... 08/05/2018
Oil prices increased on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar dropped from its peak for the year after the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate constant. Brent crude was 23 cents, or 0.3%, up at $73.36 a barrel. WTI futures added 1% to end at $67.93 a barrel.
read more... 03/05/2018
Oil prices rose on Thursday, as United States are likely to re-introduce sanctions against Iran. Markets were also backed by a decline in Venezuela oil output and ongoing strong demand. Brent crude added $0.74, or 1%, to end at $74.74 a barrel. WTI futures closed 0.2% higher at $68.19 a barrel.
read more... 27/04/2018
Oil prices fell on Tuesday from 3 ½ - year peaks reached the previous session, as increasing U.S. fuel inventories and production pressured an otherwise bullish market. Brent futures lost $0.85, or 1.1%, to close at $73.86. WTI crude dropped by 1.4% to end at $67.70 a barrel.
read more... 25/04/2018
Today, the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) will make public a strategy to decarbonise the country's energy sector by 2050, while pushing economic development and keeping costs at low level for consumers.
read more... 24/04/2018