Search Results for: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil falls below $72 after sharp rally in volatile market
December 2nd, 2014
Brent oil fell below $72 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up some of its gains in the previous day’s rally from five-year lows, as traders voiced uncertainty over whether the market had reached a floor or would keep falling. ...
Saudi, UAE signal no push for OPEC oil cut
November 26th, 2014
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia and fellow member the United Arab Emirates signalled on Wednesday they were unlikely to push for a major change in oil output at the group’s meeting this week to prop up prices that have collapsed by a ...
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 ...
Brent falls below $92 on strong dollar, surplus supply
October 6th, 2014
Brent crude futures fell but held above $92 a barrel on Monday, extending this year’s rout that saw the international benchmark hit a 27-month low in the previous session due to a strong US dollar and ample oil supply. ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
Brent Oil Below $100 as Ample Supplies Weigh
September 10th, 2014
Brent crude oil prices fell below $100 per barrel in volatile trade on Tuesday, a fourth straight daily decline as ample supplies weighed, while U.S. crude rose on the expectation of dwindling fuel stockpiles. Prices were not far above ...
West TX Oil Surges Back to $96 on Data
September 4th, 2014
Crude oil prices climbed by more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, as oil markets bounced off multi month lows hit in the previous session. Prospects for peace between Ukraine and Russia, as ...
Brent Oil up to $104 Despite Inventory Surge
August 14th, 2014
Crude rose in choppy trading on Wednesday, with Brent recovering from a 13-month low as turmoil in Iraq and Libya kept concerns about potential supply disruptions in focus. Separately, U.S. crude prices rose despite the U.S. Energy Information Administration ...
West TX Oil Drops to 97.30 on Pressure
August 13th, 2014
Brent crude slipped below $103 a barrel on Wednesday to trade near its lowest level in more than a year as ample supplies countered any disruption risks posed by lingering tensions in Iraq and Libya. It was the fourth ...
For OPEC, the price of oil is just right, for the moment
June 12th, 2014
The world oil market has set up quite nicely for OPEC. Dramatic changes in oil production around the globe are balancing each other out instead of wreaking havoc. This has helped world oil prices stay high enough to provide ...
