Tag: Brent Crude

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 08:38 UTC

  US inventories of crude fall helping to move oil prices higher

  

  Oil prices moved higher on Wednesday after an industry report showed that U.S. inventories of crude fell more than analysts had expected, bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the world's biggest economy can weather the coronavirus pandemic.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Oil glut and lack of storage continues to weigh on oil prices

  

  Oil prices opened about one percent lower on Sunday as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and COVID-19 eroded global oil demand even as some governments began to ease lockdowns.

• Monday, April 20th 2020 - 07:39 UTC

  US oil falls to below US$ 15 a barrel and Brent dropped to US$ 27

  

  US crude fell about 20% to below US$15 a barrel on Monday, its lowest level in about two decades, as a coronavirus-triggered collapse in demand eclipsed a deal to cut output. West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, fell 18.7% to US$14.84 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was off 1.5% at US$27.64 a barrel.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  Crude oil benchmarks open April overshadowed by fears of global oversupply

  

  Crude oil benchmarks opened the month mixed on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, overshadowed by fears of global oversupply as data showed a bigger-than-expected rise in inventories in the United States.

• Monday, March 9th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Oil prices plunge 30% after OPEC fails to agree on production cuts; Russia clashes with Saudi Arabia

  

  Oil prices plunged 30% in early trading after OPEC’s failure to strike a deal with its allies regarding production cuts caused Saudi Arabia to slash its prices as it reportedly gets set to ramp up production, leading to fears of an all-out price war.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  US crude stockpiles glut forces oil prices down

  

  Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after industry data showed a larger-than-expected build-up in U.S. crude stockpiles, but expectations for an easing of trade tensions between the United State and China capped losses.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Oil prices slip despite OPEC cuts: fears of a weakening global economy

  

  Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the commodity outweighed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) decision to extend supply cuts until next March.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Oil prices tumble to their lowest in five months: unexpected US crude stockpiles

  

  Oil prices tumbled 4% on Wednesday to their lowest settlements in nearly five months, weakened by another unexpected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and by a dimming outlook for global oil demand.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 08:24 UTC

  Oil prices edge up on the Iran situation, but inventories are still very high

  

  Oil prices edged up on Thursday to extend gains into a third straight session, as tensions in the Middle East stoked fears of potential disruptions to supply. Brent crude futures were at US$72.04 a barrel at 0110 GMT, up 27 cents, or 0.4per cent, from their last close. Brent closed up 0.7per cent on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  US threatens sanctions on countries that continue to purchase Iranian oil: crude hits six month highs

  

  The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.