Search Results for: U.S. West Texas Intermediate
Oil prices steady on OPEC cuts, but record U.S. fuel stocks weigh
February 16th, 2017
Oil prices held steady on Thursday, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by producer group OPEC, while rising fuel inventories and crude production in the United States dragged on prices. Brent crude futures were trading at $55.74 per barrel ...
Oil rises after drop in U.S. gasoline stocks, but market remains bloated
February 9th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Thursday, boosted by an unexpected draw in U.S. gasoline inventories, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remain under pressure. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were trading at $55.41 ...
Oil prices edge up on Iran tensions, but rising U.S. drilling caps gains
February 6th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Monday, with traders shifting money into crude futures as the dollar weakened, and on concerns that new U.S. sanctions against Iran could be extended to affect crude supplies. But markets were held back by more ...
Oil edges up on threat of U.S. issuing new Iran sanctions
February 3rd, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Friday on news that U.S. President Donald Trump could be set to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, firing geopolitical tensions between the two nations. Comments by Russian energy minister Alexander Novak that ...
Oil prices dip as rising U.S. supplies offset OPEC cuts
February 1st, 2017
Oil dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by ongoing high supplies despite an OPEC-led production cut, but prices remained within a narrow trading band that has been in place since late January. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for ...
Oil prices fall as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
January 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as rising U.S. drilling activity offset efforts by OPEC and other producers to cut output in a move to prop up the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
Oil prices dip as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
January 27th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Friday as rising crude output from the United States was offsetting efforts by OPEC and other producers to prop up the market by cutting supplies. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, ...
Oil eases on rising U.S. inventory, market looks to EIA data
January 25th, 2017
Oil edged lower on Wednesday as expectations of an increase in U.S. inventories weighed on the market, offsetting bullish momentum from output cuts announced by OPEC and other producers. Brent crude LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, had ...
U.S. Stocks, Dollar Retreat as Trump Targets Trade: Markets Wrap
January 24th, 2017
Treasuries rise as Trump strikes protectionist tone on trade Crude slumps, gold rallies as haven trades back in focus U.S. stocks fell with the dollar while Treasuries gained as the Trump administration targeted reworking America’s trade relationships as investors ...
Oil Resumes Advance as Report Shows U.S. Crude Stockpiles Drop
January 19th, 2017
Nationwide supplies fell 5.04 million barrels last week: API OPEC making “tremendous efforts” to reduce output: Barkindo Oil resumed gains after the biggest drop in more than a week as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles declined, while OPEC ...
