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Oil price slumps to lowest level in more than 6 years
August 12th, 2015
The price of U.S. crude oil has tumbled to its lowest level in more than six years. Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.88, or 4 percent, to settle at $43.08 a barrel in New York on Tuesday, its lowest close ...
The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring
August 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has long enjoyed the status of being the top crude oil exporter in the world. With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces ...
Asia Stocks Swing as Aussie, Copper Slide on China; Oil Retreats
August 10th, 2015
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses and the Australian dollar slipped after a slump in Chinese exports and producer prices. Copper fell, while crude oil retreated toward this year’s low after U.S. producers added rigs. The MSCI Asia ...
Oil Prices Near Six-Year Lows on Oversupply Fears
August 7th, 2015
Increased stockpiles and worries over China’s demand feed bearish momentum Oil prices dropped toward six-year lows Thursday on concerns that the global crude glut will worsen when the U.S.’s busy summer-driving season comes to a close. Prices have slid ...
Gulf markets edge up on Q2 results, firmer oil
August 6th, 2015
Most Gulf stock markets edged up early on Wednesday as Brent oil climbed back above $50 per barrel and shares in DAMAC soared after the Dubai developer reported a more than tripling in its quarterly profit. Dubai’s stock index ...
Oil hovers near multi-month lows, Brent below $50
August 6th, 2015
Oil hovered near multi-month lows on Thursday with Brent under $50 a barrel after investors sold crude on worries about rising U.S. gasoline inventories as peak summer demand comes to an end. Gasoline stocks in the United States rose ...
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 ...
Oman boosts oil production to record high in June
August 3rd, 2015
Oman has ramped up its oil production to a record high in June, adding to a global supply glut that has hit oil prices, as the Gulf Arab country compensates for the drop in its oil revenue. June production ...
Oil to hit low $30s by the end of 2015: Kilduff
July 31st, 2015
The prospect of oil prices falling below $40 receded earlier this year amid a crude rally, but with futures sliding again, investors shouldn’t rule out a three-handle, Again Capital founding partner John Kilduff said Thursday. “Christmas time we’ll probably ...
Iran Oil Industry: How much Iran needs to bring it back to levels it was five year ago
July 30th, 2015
Iran needs around $100 bln to revamp oil industry – minister Iran needs around $100 billion to bring its oil industry back to the level it was five years ago, the country’s Industry Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh told Austrian ...
