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Daily: UK gas prices hit by supply glut
Crude oil prices declined 3 percent on Wednesday, with WTI crude futures reaching three-month lows, as U.S. crude and gasoline inventories hiked on low demand during the peak summer driving season. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $1, or 2.3 percent, to settle at $41.92 a barrel. WTI's session low was $41.68, the weakest level since April 20. Brent futures eased $1.40, or 3.1 percent, to close at $43.47 a barrel. Brent earlier slipped to $43.33, the lowest since May 10.
read more... 28/07/2016
Daily: POKEMON GO could lead to increased oil demand
Crude oil prices lost ground on Monday, down over 1 percent after increasing inventories of crude and refined fuel intensified concerns about another oversupply. An attempted coup in Turkey has only briefly supported the market. The application Pokemon GO is the potential for a substantial increase in car use which could lead to higher oil consumption to the level of hundreds of thousands of barrels a day.
read more... 19/07/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices slightly up on improved demand perspectives
Crude oil prices boosted modestly on Friday, ending the week higher, after figures from top energy consumers the United States and China spurred the oil demand outlook. Brent crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, to close at $47.61. It eased as much as 1.5 percent earlier to a session low of $46.65 and boosted as high as $48.05. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures increased 27 cents, or 0.6 percent, to close at $45.95 a barrel. The intraday low was $45.05 and it attained a peak of $46.31 during the session.
read more... 18/07/2016
Daily: Prompt gas prices in Britain decline as firmer supplies eclipsed demand
Crude oil prices rebounded in volatile trading on Friday, but Brent posted its largest weekly decline in nearly six months, as optimistic U.S. jobs data, but pressured by the increasing number of wells in operation in the U.S. Brent crude futures closed the session up 36 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $46.76 per barrel, after trading between $47.23 and $46.15. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose by 27 cents to settle at $45.41, compared with an earlier decline to $44.77 and a peak of $45.97.
read more... 11/07/2016
Daily: Crude oil plunges 5 % on Brexit possible implications over economy
Crude oil prices plunged nearly 5 percent on Tuesday, on investors’ concerns that Britain’s exit from the European Union would sink the economy, with energy demand incapable of absorbing the oversupply. Brent futures lost $2.14, or 4.3 percent, to settle at $47.96 a barrel, while U.S. crude declined $2.39, or 4.9 percent, to close at $46.60.
read more... 06/07/2016