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Daily: Crude oil prices post a 6 % hike on U.S. inventories draws, Keystone closure
Crude oil prices boosted more than 6 percent on Friday to post the largest weekly gain in a month as a decline in U.S. crude inventories fed hopes that a heavy global oversupply may be approaching a turning point after nearly two years. The closure of the Keystone crude pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma spurred U.S. crude futures. Oil also received support after Russia said its crude output declined in April, ahead of a meeting of major oil-producing countries in Doha intended to freeze output. Brent crude futures rose $2.51, or 6.4 percent, to settle at $41.94 a barrel, attaining a session peak of above $42. U.S. crude futures climbed $2.46, or 6.6 percent, to end at $39.72. Earlier, it climbed to nearly $40.
read more... 11/04/2016
Iraq raises its oil output to a record level ahead of Doha meeting
Iraq increased its crude output to a record level in March, ahead of the long-awaited April 17 meeting in Qatar where OPEC members and other producers may agree to cap production to curb a global glut, according to the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
read more... 11/04/2016
Daily: European spot power prices up on tighter supply, while forward down tracking coal, carbon
Crude oil prices closed down on Thursday after figures showed robust weekly stockpiles at the U.S. crude storage hub despite a pipeline outage, but prices pared losses on short covering, indicating more volatility ahead. Brent futures eased 41 cents, or about 1 percent, to settle at $39.43 a barrel, backtracking losses from the session low that saw Brent down more than $1, or nearly 3 percent. WTI crude futures ended down 49 cents at $37.26, after plunging as low as $36.69.
read more... 08/04/2016
Daily: UK prompt gas prices climb on colder weather, robust oil
Crude oil prices boosted 5 percent on Wednesday, their biggest increase in three weeks, after the U.S. government unveiled an unexpected draw in domestic crude inventories versus market expectations for a new record high. U.S. crude's front-month contract rose by $1.86 to settle at $37.75 a barrel. It rallied to $37.90 earlier, after slipping to $35.24 the previous day, its weakest level since March 4. The front-month contract Brent gained $1.97 to close at $39.84 a barrel. Its session peak was $39.94.
read more... 07/04/2016
Daily: Oil prices rebound after Kuwait’s statements on output freeze
Crude oil prices boosted on Tuesday after Kuwait's OPEC governor Nawal Fuzaia said that the oil producers could agree to freeze the output at February levels at the April 17 Doha meeting even without Iran. The market prolonged gains in post-settlement trade after preliminary data on U.S. crude supply-demand for last week from industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) showed an unexpected draw of 4.3 million barrels. U.S. crude closed the session up 19 cents at $35.89, reaching a one-month low of $35.24 during the session. It increased to $36.58, up 88 cents, after the API data. Brent crude rose 18 cents to settle at $37.87 a barrel on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), after plunging to a March 4 low of $37.27 earlier. It recorded a post-settlement high of $38.44.
read more... 06/04/2016