Crude oil prices extended gains on Monday, supported by renewed optimism over the outlook for global demand amid Covid-19 vaccine rollout. Hence, Brent crude rose by 1.4% to $63.30 a barrel and WTI oil ended 1.1% up at $60.14 a barrel.
read more... 16/02/2021
Crude oil prices rebounded sharply on Friday to hit 13-month highs. Despite a weak demand outlook reported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC, both Brent crude and WTI oil surged by 2.1% to settle at $62.43 and $59.47 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 15/02/2021
Crude oil prices edged lower on Thursday following the downward revision of the global demand outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Consequently, Brent oil slipped by 0.5% to $61.14 a barrel, while WTI crude lost 0.8% to trade at $58.24 a barrel.
read more... 12/02/2021
Wednesday saw another session of growth for crude oil prices, as the weekly EIA report showed a drop in US crude stocks, while global demand is slowly increasing. As such, both Brent and WTI crude gained 0.6% to settle at $61.47 a barrel and $58.68 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 11/02/2021
Crude oil futures continued their rally, to hit their highest levels in 13 months on Tuesday, driven by a series of encouraging factors on the supply and demand side. A weaker dollar provided further support to oil prices. Hence, Brent crude rose by 53 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $61.09 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude added 39 cents, or 0.7%, to close at $58.36 per barrel. Both contracts had hit their highest since January 2020 after having risen for six straight sessions.
read more... 10/02/2021