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Brent crude oil rises to $70
January 15th, 2018
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North ...
EIA Forecasts $51 Per Barrel 2017 Brent Crude Oil Price
November 14th, 2016
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook(STEO) released on November 8 forecasts that North Sea Brent crude oil prices will average $43 per barrel (b) in 2016 and $51/b in 2017. EIA expects that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
Brent crude oil prices dip on prospect of record Saudi output
August 18th, 2016
Oil prices dipped in early trading on Thursday as the prospect of record Saudi output weighed on markets and as traders cashed in on profits following an almost uninterrupted price rally this month of nearly 20 percent. International Brent ...
Oil steady as Brent crude hovers below $50 ahead of OPEC meeting
July 21st, 2017
Oil prices were little changed on Friday ahead of a key meeting of major oil producing nations next week, with Brent sitting below the $50 per barrel level that was briefly breached for the first time in six weeks ...
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production cut deal
February 17th, 2016
Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over whether a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output at January levels would lead to a broader production ...
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices jump on renewed Opec deal chatter – but analysts aren’t convinced
February 12th, 2016
Crude prices jumped today as renewed chatter about a possible production cut deal swirled around oil markets. Brent crude, the global benchmark, jumped four per cent to $31.26 per barrel. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmarked, added 3.8 per ...
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
December 9th, 2015
Prices hit fresh seven-year lows on expectations that U.S. crude inventories rose Brent crude dipped below $40 a barrel Tuesday in a selloff that has raised a worrisome possibility: that oil prices could be even lower next year than ...
Oil giant BP predicts Opec comeback as Brent crude price rises
February 18th, 2015
Saudi Arabia and its fellow Opec members are set to make a massive comeback and regain control of the world’s crude oil market, and could be in their previous position of influence as early as next year. The prediction, published by oil giant BP yesterday, ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
European markets advanced on Monday; Oil prices spiked overnight
February 15th, 2021
European markets advanced on Monday after a rally in Asia-Pacific overnight, with successful vaccine rollouts fueling hopes of a global economic recovery. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 1.1% by early afternoon deals, with media stocks surging 3.8% to ...