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Oil prices surge after Saudi air strikes in Yemen
March 26th, 2015
Brent crude oil shot up nearly 6 percent on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began a military operation in Yemen, but the benchmark later came off its high near $60 as importers saw no immediate threat to supplies. The strike against ...
Oil prices down as Opec remains stern about production levels
March 23rd, 2015
Oil prices declined further after Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said it is not the sole responsibility of Opec to raise oil prices in further indication that the biggest oil exporter has no plans to reduce oil production. Despite the ...
Europe shares higher; Tullow Oil up 4%
March 20th, 2015
European equities edged higher in the last trading session of the week, as investors reacted to individual stocks news amid hopes of further accommodative policy by global central banks. Tullow Oil gains The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index was slightly higher, ...
Oil Slump Extends to a Fifth Week as Global Glut Seen Expanding
March 20th, 2015
Oil trading near the lowest price in six years is headed for a fifth weekly drop amid signs the global supply glut is worsening. Futures were little changed in New York after falling for the seventh time in eight ...
OPEC to keep production steady as oil rally falters
March 19th, 2015
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has ‘no choice’ but to maintain its current production level of 30 million barrels per day, according to Kuwait’s oil minister Ali al-Omair. Both Brent and WTI rallied briefly on Fed comments ...
Gulf Markets Drop As U.S. Oil Hits 6-Year Low
March 19th, 2015
Stock markets across the Gulf fell sharply on Wednesday after U.S. crude futures dropped to a fresh six-year low and Brent oil also edged down. U.S. oil futures dropped about three per cent and traded just above $42 per ...
U.S. Oil Prices Fall to Fresh Six-Year Lows
March 18th, 2015
Oil prices fell further in Asian trade Wednesday with U.S. crude posting fresh six-year lows on mounting worries over rising supplies. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in April traded at $42.62 a ...
Iran’s nuclear deal could open oil flood
March 17th, 2015
Iran, the U.S. and its allies are pushing ahead with talks over a nuclear deal that would change many things — perhaps none faster than the price of oil. Iranian exports in recent years have been essentially capped by ...
China and Middle East will drive oil demand: OPEC
March 16th, 2015
Almost half of this year’s oil demand growth is likely to come from China and the Middle East, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Monday. In its monthly report, Opec forecast that global oil demand growth ...
Low oil prices and supportive policy to drive recovery in Eurozone
March 12th, 2015
After a year of tentative recovery in 2014, the Eurozone has moved into 2015 aided by two important growth drivers – sharply lower oil prices and QE according to the March 2015 issue of the EY Eurozone Forecast (EEF). ...
