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Brent Trades Near One-Week Low as China’s Crude Imports Decline
September 8th, 2015
China’s crude imports drop 13.4% from record in July Russia said to rule out cooperating with OPEC to cut supply Brent crude traded near the lowest price in more than a week as a slide in China’s oil ...
Brent Crude Falls Below $45 for First Time Since 2009 on Surplus
August 24th, 2015
Oil in London slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since March 2009 on concerns Chinese demand is slowing just as supplies from the U.S. and Iran threaten to swell a global surplus. Brent futures fell as ...
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 ...
Brent crude hits 2015 highs as U.S. production slows
April 16th, 2015
Brent crude oil hit 2015 highs above $63 per barrel on Thursday after a rally of more than 5 percent the previous session and analysts said more price rises were likely despite market oversupply. Front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose above $63 a ...
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, ...
Brent drops towards five-year low near $57, supply glut weighs
December 30th, 2014
Brent oil extended losses into a fourth session on Tuesday, with prices hovering close to a more than five-year low above $57 per barrel, as persistent worries about a global supply glut offset concerns about output disruptions in Libyan. ...
Brent climbs above $62 as Asian markets open strong
December 22nd, 2014
Oil prices rose on Monday as Asian markets opened strongly into a holiday-shortened week and consensus spread that Brent crude futures would likely remain above $60 for the rest of the year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Brent steady above 61 dollars
December 18th, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around the world. Chevron Corp has put a plan to drill ...
Brent below $60: Prepare for ‘dramatic’ investment cuts
December 16th, 2014
Brent crude prices fell below $60 per barrel for the first time since July 2009 on Tuesday, prompting analysts to warn of a “dramatic” cut in investment – which could hit future supply. Brent for January delivery was trading ...
