The oil prices are not likely to recover in 2016, according to declarations made by France’s Total and Goldman Sachs at a time when Brent crude plunged below $42/barrel following OPEC 168th meeting which did not yielded any production cuts.
read more... 09/12/2015
Crude oil futures plunged 6 % on Monday, posting their weakest level in nearly seven years, after OPEC hesitated to address an intensifying oversupply, while a stronger dollar also weighed on crude decrease. Brent and U.S. crude settled at or near February 2009 lows on Monday. Brent lost $2.27 to close at $40.73, after hitting a February 2009 low of $40.60. WTI crude fell $2.32 at $37.65 a barrel. That was its lowest settlement since February 2009, and after reaching a session low of $37.50.
read more... 08/12/2015
Crude oil prices declined on Friday following the news that the OPEC was planning to keep its production near record highs despite a collapse in oil prices, intensifying worries about an oversupplied market. Brent crude oil futures shed 84 cents, or nearly 2 percent, to close at $43, after a rebound in early trade. The benchmark contract was within cents of Augusts’ 6-1/2-year trough. U.S. crude futures slipped $1.11, or nearly 2 percent, to settle at $39.97.
read more... 07/12/2015
Crude oil prices hiked on Thursday, on expectations of a possible reduction in production from the OPEC and the U.S dollar weakness helped crude oil to rebound by nearly 3% of a decline that dragged the WTI below $40 a barrel. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, WTI crude for delivery on January rose $1.14, or 2.9%, to close at $41.08 a barrel. Brent crude for January delivery increased by $1.35, or 3.2%, to close at $43.84 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange.
read more... 04/12/2015
Brent crude futures ended lower on Tuesday on expectations that OPEC will not reduce output, continuing to pumping crude at record levels to defend market share against non-member oil producers such as the United States and Russia. Brent crude declined 17 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $44.44 a barrel. U.S. crude's WTI futures boosted 20 cents to close at $41.85.
read more... 02/12/2015