Crude oil futures retreated from multi-month highs on Monday as OPEC+ postpones output cut decision to Thursday. Hence, Brent crude declined by 1.2% to settle at $47.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude lost 0.4% to close at $45.34 a barrel. For November, both contracts rallied by around 27%, their biggest monthly gains since May on hopes of upcoming vaccines for COVID-19 that would help economic activity and oil demand resume.
read more... 01/12/2020
Oil prices moved slightly higher on Friday amid expectations for the year-end OPEC+ summit. Despite a calm market, Brent crude ended 0.8% higher at $48.18 a barrel. WTI oil gained 1.3% to close at $45.53 a barrel, a day after Thanksgiving in the US.
read more... 30/11/2020
Crude prices hit an eight-month high on Wednesday, supported by a drop in US oil stocks, progress on the coronavirus vaccine and optimism ahead of the next OPEC+ summit. As such, Brent crude rose by 1.6% to $48.61 a barrel, while WTI oil ended 1.8% higher at $45.71 a barrel.
read more... 26/11/2020
Oil prices ended slightly down on Thursday, in the face of the worsening Covid-19 epidemic, but also due to tensions over quotas within OPEC+. Hence, Brent crude slipped by 0.3% to settle at $44.20 per barrel. U.S. WTI crude lost 0.2% to close at $41.74 per barrel.
read more... 20/11/2020
Wednesday, OPEC has reconfirmed its intentions to continue cutting production, thus supporting crude oil prices amid Covid-19 and demand worries. As a result, Brent crude for January delivery closed 1.4% up at $44.34 a barrel, while WTI crude edged 0.9% higher at $41.82 a barrel.
read more... 19/11/2020