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Oil posted losses for two weeks in a row
May 2nd, 2017
U.S. crude futures have posted losses for two weeks in a row and are poised to sink again, according to a historical correlation between oil prices and GDP data. The Commerce Department reported Friday that the U.S. economy grew ...
Oil rises on potential OPEC cut extension, but still faces second weekly loss
April 28th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Friday but were still on track for a second straight weekly loss on concerns that an OPEC-led production cut has failed to significantly tighten an oversupplied market. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 ...
Saudi Arabia is losing oil market share to Iraq and Iran
April 27th, 2017
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, is losing market share to Iraq and Iran as a result of OPEC’s agreement to curb supplies to bolster prices, according to the head of research at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. “If ...
Oil falls on bulging U.S. crude inventories, record global supplies
April 26th, 2017
Oil prices resumed their downward trend on Wednesday as data showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories and record supplies in the rest of the world cast doubt on OPEC’s ability to cut supplies and tighten the market. U.S. ...
Oil edges up after six days of straight losses
April 25th, 2017
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday but markets remain under pressure following six consecutive sessions of declines as traders lose confidence that pledged output cuts by major producers will rein in oversupply in a world awash with fuel. U.S. ...
Oil price projections are so enigmatic right now
April 24th, 2017
Predictions range from a 20-percent reduction (to roughly $42 a barrel) to an exuberant 100-percent increase ($100) by next year. It’s enigmatic that perceptions of market experts are so enormously divergent with regard to the price of any commodity. ...
Oil recovers lost ground, but market remains under pressure
April 24th, 2017
Oil prices recovered ground on Monday following last week’s big losses, driven by expectations that OPEC will extend a pledge to cut output to cover all of 2017, although a relentless rise in U.S. drilling capped gains. U.S. West ...
Crude oil eases for second day on rising U.S. production
April 13th, 2017
Crude oil futures slid for a second session on Thursday, moving away from a one-month high touched briefly in the last session as rising U.S. production stoked worries about global oversupply. Benchmark Brent crude futures slid 4 cents, or ...
Oil rises on potential Saudi Arabian output cut extension
April 12th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, putting crude futures on track for their longest streak of gains since August 2016, as Saudi Arabia was reported to be lobbying OPEC and other producers to extend a production cut beyond the first ...
Oil hits five-week top on geopolitical tensions, strong demand
April 11th, 2017
Crude oil climbed to a five-week high on Tuesday, with prices underpinned by tensions following a U.S. missile strike on Syria and a shutdown at Libya’s largest oilfield. Additional support also came from expectations of strong demand as the ...
