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Crude prices steady in Asian trade, Russia mulls oil talks
October 6th, 2015
Crude oil held steady in Asia on Tuesday, following big gains in the previous session after Russia signaled it was prepared to discuss the global oil market with other big producers. Brent crude LCOc1, the global crude benchmark, edged ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply, but US crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm
June 15th, 2015
Oil prices extended declines on Monday after two straight days of losses late last week as high production offset strong refinery runs, but a storm that could impact Gulf of Mexico operations supported U.S. crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s ...
Crude-Oil Bulls Threatened as Shale Patch Revives Drilling Plans
May 11th, 2015
The rally in crude oil is reviving the U.S. shale boom, threatening speculators who are the most bullish on prices since July. Money managers increased their net-long position in West Texas Intermediate crude by 3.9 percent in the seven ...
Crude-oil shocker: API data show supply surging
February 19th, 2015
The oil market got a bit of a shock late Wednesday, when the American Petroleum Institute’s supply data were released. U.S. crude-oil supplies as of the week ended Feb. 13 saw a whopping 14.3 million-barrel jump from a week earlier, the ...
Oil giant BP predicts Opec comeback as Brent crude price rises
February 18th, 2015
Saudi Arabia and its fellow Opec members are set to make a massive comeback and regain control of the world’s crude oil market, and could be in their previous position of influence as early as next year. The prediction, published by oil giant BP yesterday, ...
U.S. oil well shut-ins start as crude rout batters small producers
January 27th, 2015
Collapsing crude prices are confronting scores of smaller U.S. oil producers with the grim choice of either shutting older high-cost wells or burning through cash in the hope of riding out the downturn. As oil prices fell by more ...
Crashing crude may blow a $1.6 trillion hole in the global oil sector, annually
December 15th, 2014
Talk about an oil spill. The spectacular unhinging of crude oil prices over the past six months is weighing mightily on the U.S. stock market. And while it may be too early to abandon all hope that the market ...
Asian shares edge down, oil rises as crude inventories decline
December 3rd, 2014
The dollar marked a fresh seven-year high against the yen on Wednesday, which helped lift the Nikkei to a similar record, while oil prices recovered after data showed a drop in U.S. supply. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Oil price swoon pulls WTI crude to 3-year low
November 5th, 2014
Oil prices fell to a three-year low Tuesday as Saudi Arabia cut prices of crude exported to the U.S., raising the specter of a bruising battle for market share that threatens the U.S. energy boom but could bring ultra-low ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
