Crude oil prices rose to multi-year highs on Monday amid continued concerns over tightness in energy markets and the expectation of stronger oil demand due to gas to oil switching. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.5% to settle at $83.65 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude added 1.5% to end at $80.52 a barrel.
read more... 12/10/2021
Crude oil prices ended higher on Friday, lifted by a slightly weaker US dollar, as well as increased demand coupled with limited production. Hence, Brent oil edged 0.5% up at $82.39 a barrel and WTI crude rose by 1.3% to $79.35 a barrel.
read more... 11/10/2021
Oil prices rose on Thursday, following an update from the US Department of Energy indicating that the United States would not "immediately" dip into the country's strategic reserves to cope with the increase the price of black gold. Brent oil and WTI crude both gained 1.1% to settle at $81.95 a barrel and $78.30 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 08/10/2021
Oil prices lost ground on Wednesday, following a larger-than-expected rise in crude stocks in the United States. Consequently, Brent crude decreased by 1.8% to $81.08 a barrel. WTI oil fell by 1.9% to $77.43 a barrel.
read more... 07/10/2021
Oil prices continued to rally on Tuesday following OPEC+'s decision to maintain a policy of measured monthly production increases, lifting the international crude benchmark to a three-year high. Hence, Brent crude settled up $1.30, or 1.6%, at $82.56 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil closed up $1.31, or 1.7%, at $78.93 a barrel, hitting its highest level since 2014.
read more... 06/10/2021