Search Results for: U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Oil prices rebound in post-Brexit bargain hunting
June 28th, 2016
Oil prices rose above $48 a barrel on Tuesday as investors took advantage of a two-day slide in crude following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to lock in lower prices. The vote result sent global stocks and ...
Oil prices fall back below $50 as economic concerns rise
June 13th, 2016
Oil prices fell in early trading on Monday, pulled down by rising economic concerns in Asia and a related strengthening in the U.S. dollar, which makes fuel imports for countries using other currencies more expensive. International Brent crude oil ...
Oil prices dip on strong dollar, rising Canadian output
May 30th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Monday as a strong dollar weighed on markets and Canadian oil sands production was expected to increase this week. Crude markets, however, did receive some support from the start of the U.S. summer driving season ...
Oil prices rise as turmoil in Nigeria adds to global supply disruptions
May 20th, 2016
Oil prices rose in early trading on Friday as turmoil in Nigeria, shale bankruptcies in the United States and crisis in Venezuela all contributed to tightening supplies. Despite this, brimming inventories across the world were preventing supply shortfalls and ...
Oil prices fall as Canada oil sand fields gradually return
May 12th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Thursday, dragged down by the gradual return of Canadian oil sands output, reversing a sharp rise the previous day when the U.S. government detailed an unexpected fall in crude inventories. International Brent crude futures were ...
Oil prices dip as strong dollar outweighs supply disruptions
May 6th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Friday, dragged down by a surging dollar and sliding Chinese commodities which at least temporarily outweighed crude supply disruptions in Canada as a result of a massive wildfire threatening its huge oil sands operations. The ...
Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting
May 5th, 2016
Oil prices jumped on Thursday as a huge wildfire in Canada disrupted oil sands production, while escalating fighting in Libya threatened the North African nation’s output. International benchmark Brent crude futures were trading at $45.36 per barrel at 2.54 ...
Oil prices jump on weak dollar, strong investor appetite
April 27th, 2016
Crude oil futures rose around half a dollar on Wednesday and remained near 2016 highs on the back of strong investor sentiment and a weak dollar, although analysts warned this month’s bull-run could soon run out of steam. International ...
Oil falls as traders cash in after three weeks of gains
April 25th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Monday as traders took profits after three weeks of gains and as a jump in the dollar late last week was priced into fuel markets. Front-month Brent crude was trading at $44.80 per barrel at ...
Oil prices rise as investor sentiment turns upbeat
April 22nd, 2016
Oil prices rose on Friday, setting crude futures on course for solid weekly gains, as market sentiment turned more upbeat despite ongoing oversupply. International benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading at $44.88 per barrel at 0713 GMT, up ...
