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Daily: Crude oil prices down 3% amid tumbling equities on Wall Street
Crude oil prices lost nearly by 3 percent on Monday, dragged down by declining equities on Wall Street and pessimistic economic data, even if an expected drawdown in crude inventories at the main U.S. storage hub was likely to curb losses. WTI crude fell 2.8 percent to settle at $44.43 a barrel. Brent crude futures shed $1.18, or 2.5 percent to close $48 a barrel.
read more... 29/09/2015
Daily: European forward electricity prices hit by lower coal, carbon
Crude oil prices rebounded for a second consecutive day on Friday, spurred by an increase on Wall Street and a weaker U.S. rig count. Brent, the global benchmark for oil, rose by 43 cents, or 0.9 percent, to settle at $48.60 a barrel. It gained almost $1 at the session high, then turned negative for a good part of the day before recovering. U.S. crude jumped 79 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close at $45.70. For the week, both Brent and U.S. crude climbed about 2 percent.
read more... 28/09/2015
Daily: European forward power prices near 12-year low tracking weaker coal, carbon prices
Crude oil prices boosted as much as 1% on Thursday, pushed up by stockpiles draw at the U.S. crude futures delivery hub, although gains were curbed by declining equity prices on Wall Street. U.S. crude rose by 43 cents, or almost 1 percent, to settle at $44.91 a barrel. It jumped 69 cents at the session peak and slipped 77 cents at the low. Brent crude increased by 42 cents, or 0.9 percent, to close at $48.17.
read more... 25/09/2015
Daily: UK spot gas rebound on lower imports from Norway, outage at gas terminal
Crude oil markets declined on Wednesday, with WTI crude futures falling 4% after optimistic impact from weaker crude inventories was compensated by a large increase in gasoline, intensifying concerns about robust autumn fuel supplies. Brent crude tumbled $1.33, or 2.7 percent, to settle at $47.75 a barrel. WTI crude shed $1.88, or 4.1 percent, to close at $44.48.
read more... 24/09/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices diverge, with Brent up and WTI down 2 %
Crude oil prices diverged on Tuesday, with Brent ending up, while WTI lost 2 % after a partial pipeline outage and bets of upbeat U.S. stockpiles data which helped oil compensate some of Tuesday’s pessimistic sentiment due to weak inventories on Wall Street. Brent's front-month contract for November delivery rose by 16 cents, or 0.3 percent, to close at $49.08 a barrel. U.S. crude's October contract declined 85 cents, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $45.83 before expiring as the front month. The November contract decreased 60 cents to touch $46.46.
read more... 23/09/2015