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Daily (07.01.2020): Oil prices ended at their highest levels since February after a surprise Saudi output cut

Oil prices continued to climb on Wednesday, hitting the highest levels since late February 2020 after Saudi Arabia announced a major cut in black gold production. Meanwhile, a larger-than-expected US crude inventory draw added further support to oil prices. Hence, Brent crude rose by 70 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $54.30 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled 70 cents higher, or 1.4%, to end at $50.63 a barrel.

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Daily (06.01.2020): Oil prices surged by about 5% on Tuesday amid OPEC output deal, Iran tensions

Crude oil futures rallied on Tuesday, after OPEC+ reached an agreement on production curbs starting in February, with Saudi Arabia voluntarily taking on a larger reduction. Continuing tensions over Iran’s seizure of a South Korean vessel brought further support to oil prices. Hence, Brent crude jumped by $2.51, or 4.9%, to settle at $53.60 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude surged by $2.31, or 4.9%, to close at $49.93 a barrel.

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Daily (05.01.2020): Carbon prices strengthened by 3% on Monday amid a bullish energy market

The OPEC+ meeting on Monday was expected to lend support to oil prices. The members, however, had delayed on taking a decision for one more day. As such, due to investor’s prudence, Brent crude ended 1.4% lower at $51.09 a barrel, while WTI oil fell 1.9% to $47.62 a barrel.

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Daily (04.01.2020): Colder weather lent support to most of the energy prices ahead of New Year holidays

Oil prices increased slightly on Thursday, following the drop in US crude reserves. As a result, Brent crude ended 0.9% up at $51.80 a barrel. At the same time, WTI oil edged 0.3% higher at $48.52 a barrel.

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Daily (31.12.2020): A drop in crude reserves in the US lent support to oil prices on Wednesday

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) report released on Wednesday, crude reserves in the United States fell for the third week in a row, thus lending support to oil prices. As a result, Brent crude gained 0.5% to $51.34 a barrel, while WTI oil traded 0.8% higher at $48.40 a barrel.

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