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Oil Hits Three-Month High on Gasoline Demand
March 10th, 2016
Oil prices surged to a three-month high Wednesday after government data showed demand for gasoline and diesel fuel was far higher than even bullish expectations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said gasoline stockpiles fell last week three times as ...
Brent trades near $33 as Russia sees output talks done by March
February 22nd, 2016
Brent traded near $33/bbl as Russia said talks on an output freeze will be done by March 1 while Nigeria said some countries should have production capped at higher levels. Futures rose as much as 0.8% in London, paring Friday’s 3.7% drop. ...
Brent Slightly Up Over Unexpected OPEC-Russia Meet
February 16th, 2016
Oil has risen 2 percent since this morning on speculation ahead of a meeting tomorrow in Doha among ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela. After-hours Brent crude trading today gained more than 60 cents, rising to more than ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
Oil Drops as Saudis to Maintain Spending, China Diesel Use Falls
January 26th, 2016
Saudi Aramco hasn’t cut investment in oil projects: chairman China’s diesel consumption in December dropped for 4th month Oil dropped after Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, said low prices won’t reduce its spending on energy projects and China’s ...
In Saudi Aramco IPO, Global Refining Empire May Be the Prize
January 11th, 2016
Saudi state-owned company mulls `bundle’ of refiners listing Aramco will be world’s top refiner by 2020, overtaking Exxon Investors hoping a Saudi Arabian Oil Co. IPO will provide a chance to buy a stake in the world’s largest crude ...
$30 Oil Just Got Closer as WTI Slides to 12-Year Low on China
January 7th, 2016
West Texas Intermediate trades at lowest since December 2003 China lowers yuan daily reference rate by most since August U.S. oil futures in New York slid to the lowest in 12 years as turmoil in China’s markets pushes crude ...
Oil Approaching $40 Deepens Investor Pessimism on Recovery
November 17th, 2015
Hedge funds’ short position grew 21% through Nov. 10: CFTC IEA sees `massive cushion’ worldwide on record production Hedge funds have turned more pessimistic on oil as prices flirted with $40 a barrel for the first time since August. ...
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
Saudi Minister Says Asia Will Drive Oil Demand
November 9th, 2015
OPEC chief joins Naimi in seeing Asia as main hub for growth Russia targets doubling oil exports to Asia-Pacific by 2035 Oil demand will soon reflect the “attractiveness” of the current level of crude prices, and Asia will be a ...
