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Daily: Europe power prices rally on weaker supply, strong demand
Crude oil prices posted a moderate gain on Monday on signs of healthy supplies as tensions in Libya and Iraq tempered. Brent crude rose 32 cents to close at $106.98 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures boosted 8 cents to settle at $100.91 a barrel. The spread between the two benchmarks settled at $6.07.
read more... 15/07/2014
Daily: Brent crude dips at three-month low on attenuating geopolitical risks
Brent crude oil reached a three-month low on Friday, prolonging losses for the third consecutive week as concerns about supply interruptions in the Middle East and North Africa continued to attenuate. The decline also weighed on U.S. crude futures, which dipped to a two-month low under $101.
read more... 14/07/2014
Daily: Crude oil prices rebound after long losing strip
Crude oil prices recovered from a long losing streak on Thursday as traders bought back contracts to secure their profits. Brent crude increased 39 cents to settle at $108.67 a barrel, rebounding after eight days of losses, the longest slump since 2010. U.S. crude rose 64 cents to close at $102.93 a barrel, recovering from a nine-day losing strip, the longest slide since late 2009.
read more... 11/07/2014
Daily: German power prices tumbled on higher solar power output
Crude oil prices dropped on Wednesday, with Brent declining as a Libyan oilfield resumed its production and U.S. crude falling on shaking demand for gasoline. Brent crude futures decreased by 66 cents to settle at $108.28 a barrel, after hitting a one-month low of $108.14 during the session, its eighth consecutive fall, the longest strip since May 2010. Brent contract for August delivery was trading at a discount of about 19 cents to the September contract. Meanwhile, U.S. crude eased $1.11 to settle at $102.29 after declining as low as $102.00. The WTI benchmark has dropped for nine straight sessions, its longest streak since December 2009.
read more... 10/07/2014
Daily: European power prices fell on stronger wind power supply
Brent crude slipped more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday, posting its seventh consecutive decline, hitting a one-month low below $109 since Libyan oil exports from two ports were likely to resume and fears eased of supply disruption in Iraq. Brent has slumped more than 5 percent since last month, when the Iraq violence pushed up prices to a nine-month high of $115.71. Brent crude for August delivery dropped by $1.30 to settle at $108.94 a barrel, after hitting a session low of $108.69, while the U.S. benchmark crude fell 13 cents to touch $103.40, hitting an eighth consecutive day of declines.
read more... 09/07/2014