Oil prices diverged, pairing multi-year highs on Monday amid a fall in US industrial production in September along with weaker GDP numbers from China. Hence, Brent crude lost 0.6% to settle at $84.33 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled 0.2% higher, at $82.44 a barrel.
read more... 19/10/2021
Crude oil prices strengthened on Friday, supported by growing demand, as a result of the recovery from the pandemic, and limited supply of black gold. As such, Brent oil gained 1% at $84.86 a barrel and WTI crude rose by 1.2% to $82.28 a barrel.
read more... 18/10/2021
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.
read more... 15/10/2021
Oil prices traded down in a steady trading on Wednesday amid profit-taking, while traders assessed OPEC’s skepticism around the strength of crude demand even after prices hit the highest since 2014. Hence, Brent crude settled 24 cents, or 0.3%, lower at $83.18 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude eased by 20 cents, or 0.3%, to end at $80.44.
read more... 14/10/2021
Oil prices evolved differently on Tuesday to end the session little changed amid concerns that higher energy costs could affect the global economic recovery. Hence, Brent crude lost 0.3% to $83.42 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude added 0.2% to $80.64 a barrel.
read more... 13/10/2021