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Daily: Crude oil prices surge on OPEC agreement to limit output to tackle supply glut
Crude oil prices soared over 1 percent on Thursday on optimism over OPEC’s first scheduled output reduction in eight years, although oil paired gains as some analysts were skeptical that the production freeze would be enough to cope with the supply glut. Brent crude rose by 55 cents, or 1.1 percent, at $49.24 a barrel. It attained a three-week high at $49.81. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude inched 78 cents up, or 1.7 percent, to settle at $47.83 after a one-month high at $48.32.
read more... 30/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil soars after OPEC deal to slash oil production in November
Crude oil ended up 6 percent on Wednesday after OPEC reached an agreement to curb crude output at its policy meeting in November. Brent crude rose by $2.72, or 5.9 percent, to settle at $48.69 a barrel, attaining a more than two-week high of $48.96. WTI crude boosted $2.38, or 5.3 percent, to close at $47.05 a barrel.
read more... 29/09/2016
Daily: Increase in wind power production hits German spot
Oil futures reduced by approximately 3% on Tuesday after both Iran and Saudi Arabia played down anticipations for an agreement to freeze or cut crude output at the thoroughly watched informal OPEC meeting on Wednesday.
read more... 28/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil dips 4 percent as no output freeze deal expected for OPEC
Crude oil prices plunged 4 percent on Friday as Saudi Arabia and its rival Iran were making little progress in achieving preliminary deal ahead of OPEC talks aimed at freezing production. The United States was on the track to increase the number of oil rigs in a quarter, move that weighed on sentiment. Another bearish factor was weaker equity prices on Wall Street. Brent crude futures lost $1.76, or 3.7 percent, to settle at $45.89 a barrel. For the week, it added 0.3 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures declined $1.84, or 4 percent, to close at $44.48. On the week, WTI rose 3 percent.
read more... 26/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil surges as Venezuela sees output deal to stabilize market
Crude oil prices hiked on Monday, but pared gains, on skepticism over Venezuela’s statements that OPEC and non-OPEC countries were close to reaching a deal to balance global output and clashes in Libya disrupted attempts to increase crude exports. Higher equity prices on Wall Street and a weaker dollar also supported oil prices. Brent crude futures rose by 18 cents, or 0.4%, to settle at $45.95 a barrel. It increased over 2 percent earlier, hitting $46.93. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 27 cents, or 0.6 percent, to end at $43.30. The session peak was $44.15.
read more... 20/09/2016