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U.S. oil prices slide to near three-week low ahead of stockpile data
August 31st, 2016
U.S. oil prices slid to a near three-week low in early Asian trade Wednesday on expectations that U.S. crude stocks expanded last week, exacerbating the already oversupplied market. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for ...
Brent down; U.S. oil up on stock, rig data in thin Thanksgiving trade
November 26th, 2015
Brent crude oil futures eased but U.S. crude extended gains on Thursday on light trading due to the Thanksgiving holiday, after a smaller-than-expected inventory build in the United States and a fall in the number of U.S. rigs actively ...
U.S. oil plunges more than 2 percent on supply glut woes
November 23rd, 2015
Crude futures lost ground in early Asian trading on Monday, with U.S. oil plunging over 2 percent on festering worries over a global supply surplus. U.S. crude’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) January contract CLc1 had dropped 78 cents, or ...
OPEC Is About to Crush the U.S. Oil Boom
October 21st, 2015
U.S. oil output almost back down to level of last OPEC meeting Saudi-led strategy is paying off, says Societe Generale After a year suffering the economic consequences of the oil price slump, OPEC is finally on the cusp of ...
Oil futures slide with focus on U.S. oil supply
September 22nd, 2015
Crude-oil futures dropped Tuesday, giving up some of the prior day’s strong gains, as analysts said data on U.S. oil supply and China’s economy could cause more price volatility this week. Oil-futures for delivery in November CLX5, -2.49% fell ...
U.S. oil extends gains on stock-draw, Brent lags with Asian economies
September 16th, 2015
U.S. oil prices extended gains in Asia on Wednesday on an unexpected stockpile draw and higher gasoline prices, while international crude markets were weaker on the back of low Asian economic growth expectations. Front-month U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
Brent rises above $50 ahead of U.S. oil stocks data
August 5th, 2015
Benchmark Brent crude oil prices rose above a key support level of $50 on Wednesday, recovering from multi-month lows, as investors await U.S. oil inventories data to gauge supply. Oil markets paused for a breather after prices tumbled about ...
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 ...
U.S. oil well shut-ins start as crude rout batters small producers
January 27th, 2015
Collapsing crude prices are confronting scores of smaller U.S. oil producers with the grim choice of either shutting older high-cost wells or burning through cash in the hope of riding out the downturn. As oil prices fell by more ...
