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Oil prices stable as market expects extended production cut
May 24th, 2017
Oil prices were stable on Wednesday, supported by confidence that an OPEC-led output cut aimed at tightening supply would be extended to all of 2017 and the first quarter of next year. Brent crude futures rose to $54.18 per ...
Oil prices fall as White House proposes U.S. oil reserve sales
May 23rd, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the sale of half the country’s strategic oil reserves, even as producer club OPEC and its allies cut output to tighten the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were ...
Japan currency rises; Pound slips
May 23rd, 2017
Trump Concern, Manchester Blast Spur Risk-Off Tone Japan currency rises after latest report on Washington turmoil Pound slips after suspected terrorist attack at U.K. concert The yen rose with gold and U.S. equity-index futures fell as investors took a ...
Oil prices dip as supply remains ample despite output cuts
May 18th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Thursday, weighed down by plentiful supply despite ongoing efforts led by OPEC to tighten the market by cutting production. Brent crude LCOc1 was down 18 cents, or 0.3 percent, from its last close at $52.03 ...
Oil drops on rising U.S. crude inventories, defies expected supply cut extension
May 17th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after data showed an increase in U.S. crude inventories, stoking concerns that markets remain oversupplied despite efforts by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend output cuts. Brent crude was down 41 cents, ...
Oil Jumps as Saudis, Russia Favor Extending Output Deal to 2018
May 16th, 2017
Ministers agree pact should extend through the end of March OPEC deal is working and inventories decreasing: Al-Falih Oil rallied after Saudi Arabia and Russia stoked expectations that production cuts might be extended for nine months. Futures closed at ...
Oil jumps after Saudis, Russia say supply cut to be extended to March 2018
May 15th, 2017
Oil prices jumped over 1.5 percent on Monday after the energy ministers of the world’s two biggest producers Saudi Arabia and Russia jointly said that a crude production cut would be extended from the middle of this year until ...
Oil gives up earlier gains as rising US output, China concerns weigh
May 9th, 2017
Oil prices gave up earlier gains on Tuesday, as concerns over slowing demand and a relentless rise in U.S. crude output undermined the impact of hopes that OPEC-led production cuts could be extended. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark ...
Oil prices rise on expectation of output cut extension
May 8th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said an OPEC-led production cut scheduled to end in June would likely be extended to cover all of 2017, although a relentless increase in U.S. drilling capped gains. Brent ...
Oil eases, near weakest since late March on small U.S. stocks decline
May 4th, 2017
Crude oil lost ground on Thursday, falling for a third out of four sessions and trading near its lowest since late March after data showed a lower than expected decline in U.S. inventories. U.S. crude stockpiles fell less than ...
