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Oil prices slip back; traders await OPEC report
February 13th, 2017
Oil prices slip back; traders await OPEC report Crude futures slipped on Monday as investors booked profits ahead of a key data that would indicate the progress of an ongoing multi-country effort to cut back oil production. “Traders will ...
Oil prices stable on strong Chinese imports, OPEC-led production cuts
February 10th, 2017
Oil prices were stable on Friday, supported by strong Chinese crude imports and OPEC-led production cuts, although ample U.S. fuel inventories weighed on the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were trading at $55.68 ...
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 slump
February 8th, 2017
Oil prices slump on bloated U.S. fuel inventories, stalling China demand Oil prices dropped on Wednesday to extend falls from the previous day, as a massive increase in U.S. fuel inventories and a slump in Chinese demand implied that ...
Oil prices rise on the heels of sharp losses; production data ahead
February 7th, 2017
Crude oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday, though investors are eagerly awaiting production and inventory data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in March CLH7, ...
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 ...
World Bank is forecasting Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017
February 2nd, 2017
The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for industrial commodities such as energy and metals in 2017, due to tightening supply and strengthening demand. In its January 2017 Commodity Markets Outlook, the World Bank is holding steady its crude ...
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 ...
