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Oil bit changed as need weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply risks

Oil rates were little bit changed in Asian trade on Thursday as projections of weak need and a. higherthanexpected rise in U.S. gas and extract. inventories stemmed gains from an additional round of EU. sanctions threatening Russian oil flows. Brent crude futures were up 14 cents at $73.66 a. barrel at 0519 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures. increased 6 cents to $70.35. Both criteria rose over $1 each. on Wednesday. OPEC cut its need development forecasts for 2025 for the fifth. straight month on Wednesday and by the biggest quantity yet. Investors will be carefully keeping track of...

Energy Markets

Oil bit changed as need weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply dangers

Oil costs were little altered in early Asian trade on Thursday as forecasts of weak demand and a. higherthanexpected increase in U.S. gasoline and distillate. inventories stemmed gains from an extra round of European. Union sanctions that threatened Russian oil flows. Brent unrefined futures were down 5 cents at $73.47 a. barrel at 0141 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures. fell 11 cents to $70.18. Both standards increased over $1. each on Wednesday. OPEC cut its demand growth forecasts for 2025 for the 5th. straight month on Wednesday and by the biggest amount yet. Investors will be carefully monitoring...

Oil & Gas

Oil up on China's monetary policy shift

Oil costs increased on Wednesday, with market participants anticipating demand to rise in China, the world's largest unrefined importer, after Beijing announced it would unwind financial policy to try to stimulate economic development. Brent unrefined futures got 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 72.43 a barrel by 0730 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 24 cents, or 0.4%, to $68.83. China stated on Monday it would adopt an appropriately loose financial policy in 2025 as Beijing attempts to spur its economy with the very first easing of its stance in 14 years. Oil costs managed to find...

Crude Oil

Oil prices edge up on demand hopes from China's 'looser' financial policy

Oil prices increased somewhat early on Wednesday, with market participants anticipating to see demand rising in China next year after Beijing revealed a looser monetary policy to stimulate financial growth. Brent unrefined futures gained 10 cents, or 0.14%, to $ 72.29 a barrel by 0131 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures rose 9 cents, or 0.13%, to $68.68. China said on Monday it would embrace properly loose financial policy in 2025 as Beijing attempts to spur its economy with the very first easing of its stance in 14 years. Chinese crude imports also grew annually for the first...

Fossil Fuels

Oil slips on buildup in US gas stocks; eyes on weekend OPEC+ meeting

Oil costs wandered lower on Thursday after a surprise dive in U.S. gasoline stocks, with financiers focusing on the OPEC+ conference this weekend to discuss oil output policy. Brent unrefined futures fell by 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $ 72.69 per barrel by 0401 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were also down 14 cents, or 0.2%, at $68.58 a barrel. Trading is anticipated to be light due to U.S. Thanksgiving vacation starting from Thursday. Oil is most likely to hold to its near-term bearish momentum as the dangers of supply disruption fade in the Middle East and...

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Oil edges lower after dive in US gas stocks, OPEC+ supply choice in focus

Oil costs edged lower in Asian trading on Thursday, after a surprise jump in U.S. gasoline stocks ahead of the country's Thanksgiving holiday stimulated worry over need in the leading consumer of the motor fuel. Brent unrefined futures fell by 4 cents, or 0.1%, to $ 72.79 per barrel by 0220 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures were a cent lower at $68.71 a. barrel. Trading is expected to be light due to U.S. holiday. U.S. fuel stocks rose 3.3 million barrels in the week. ended on Nov. 22, the U.S. Energy Information Administration. ( EIA) stated on...

Refined Products

Oil heads for weekly gains as Ukraine war magnifies

Oil costs held constant on Friday, on track for a weekly rise of 5%, as the Ukraine war magnified and Chinese imports were set to increase in November. Brent crude futures climbed 33 cents, or 0.44%, to $ 74.56 a barrel by 1008 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.39%, to $70.37 per barrel. Both agreements are set for gains of 5% this week, the greatest weekly rise since late September, as Moscow steps up its Ukraine offensive after Britain and the United States allowed Kyiv to strike Russia with their weapons. Putin stated on...

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Oil little changed as market weighs combined drivers

Oil prices held steady for a 2nd day on Wednesday as concerns about escalating hostilities in the Ukraine war possibly interfering with oil supply from Russia and signs of growing Chinese crude imports balance out data showing U.S. unrefined stocks rising. Brent unrefined futures dipped 5 cents to $73.26 a. barrel by 0541 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures. was flat at $69.39 per barrel. The intensifying war in between significant oil manufacturer Russia and. Ukraine has kept a floor under the market this week. We may expect (Brent) oil rates to stay supported above. the $70 level in...

Crude Oil

US crude oil futures flip to contango for very first time given that Feb.

U.S. unrefined futures turned to a contango structure for the first time since February on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate for January shipment trading at a premium to the December contract in a. sign that supply tightness is easing. The discount rate for front-month U.S. crude futures against. the second-month agreement broadened to as much as 4 cents throughout. the day. The December contract is due to end on Wednesday and. the market is eyeing higher supply. Under a contango, traders are wagering oil will fetch a. more powerful price in the future than current spot rates,. validating the expense...

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Oil heads for weekly loss as Chinese need continues to underperform

Oil rates fell on Friday on indications demand in China, the world's greatest crude importer, continues to underperform amid its uneven economic recovery. Brent unrefined futures were down 65 cents, or 0.9%, at $ 71.91 a barrel by 0450 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 62 cents, or 0.9%, at $68.08. For the week, Brent is set to fall 2.7% while WTI is set to decrease 3.3%. While oil costs have actually somewhat stabilised around the $71.00. level of assistance this week, the absence of a concrete bullish. driver recommends that rate recovery remains lukewarm for now,....

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Oil dips on oversupply concerns, heads for weekly loss

Oil rates edged down early on Friday as oversupply issues and demand worries coming from a. more powerful dollar outweighed a steep draw in U.S. fuel stocks. Brent unrefined futures were down 30 cents, or 0.41%, at. $ 72.26 a barrel by 0105 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude. futures were down 25 cents, or 0.36%, at $68.45. For the week, Brent is set to fall about 2.2% while WTI is. set to decline 2.7%. U.S. crude stocks recently rose by 2.1 million. barrels, the Energy Info Administration (EIA) said on. Thursday, a lot more than analysts' expectations for a....

Crude Oil

Oil rates restore ground as investors eye U.S. election fallout

Oil costs edged up on Thursday following a selloff set off by the U.S. presidential election, as dangers to oil supply from a Trump presidency and a. typhoon structure in the Gulf Coast exceeded a stronger U.S. dollar and higher inventories. Brent crude oil futures increased 26 cents, or 0.35%, to. $ 75.18 per barrel by 0125 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate. ( WTI) crude gained 16 cents or 0.22% to $71.85. Concerns around a Trump presidency squeezing oil supply from. Iran and Venezuela in addition to an approaching storm more than. offset the post-election impact of a more powerful...

Europe

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Oil rates edge greater on hopes for more China stimulus

Oil rates edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional financial stimulus in China, the world's greatest oil importer, while an anticipated decrease in U.S. unrefined stocks likewise supplied support. Brent unrefined futures rose 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $ 73.69 a barrel by 0148 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.25 a barrel, up 15 cents, or 0.2%, from Tuesday's pre-Christmas settlement. China prepares to enhance fiscal assistance for consumption next year by increasing pensions and medical insurance coverage aids for residents and expanding trade-ins for durable goods, according to a finance...

Fossil Fuels

Satellite imagery shows North Korea oil imports from Russia top U.N. limits, report states

North Korea has likely received more than 1 million barrels of oil from Russia over an eightmonth duration this year in breach of U.N. sanctions, according to an analysis of satellite images published on Friday by the Britishbased Open Source Centre and the BBC. North Korean oil tankers have made more than 40 visits to Russia's Far Eastern port of Vostochny considering that March, the report on the research group Open Source Centre's site said. Dozens of high-resolution satellite images, AIS (Automatic. Recognition System) data and images launched by maritime. patrol missions entrusted with keeping track of North Korea's. U.N.-sanctions...

Crude Oil

Oil increases as Middle East dispute deepens, gains capped by worldwide supply outlook

Oil rates ticked higher in early trade on Thursday as investors weighed the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the potential for interruption to crude circulations, against an amplysupplied international market. Brent unrefined futures increased 64 cents, or 0.87%, to $ 74.54 a barrel since 0006 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures got 72 cents, or 1.03%, to $70.82 a. barrel. An Israeli strike on central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood. early on Thursday left 2 killed and 11 injured, the Lebanese. health ministry said in a statement. Iran was drawn into the dispute on Tuesday after it fired. more...

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Oil prices edge greater on expect more China stimulus

Oil rates edged higher on Thursday in thin vacation trading, driven by hopes for extra fiscal stimulus in China, the world's most significant oil importer, while an anticipated decrease in U.S. unrefined stocks likewise supplied support. Brent unrefined futures increased 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 73.80 a barrel by 0450 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.34 a barrel, up 24 cents, or 0.3%, from Tuesday's pre-Christmas settlement. China prepares to improve fiscal support for usage next year by increasing pensions and medical insurance coverage subsidies for locals and broadening trade-ins for durable goods, according to a...

Refined Products

Oil prices up in thin pre-Christmas trade

Oil costs were up on Tuesday in thin trade ahead of the Christmas Day vacation, with rates supported by U.S. financial data and rising oil demand in India, the world's thirdlargest oil importer. Brent unrefined futures were up 33 cents, or 0.45%, to $ 72.95 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures increased 29 cents, or 0.42%, to $69.53 a barrel at 0114 GMT. New orders for crucial U.S.-manufactured capital goods surged in November in the middle of strong demand for equipment, while brand-new home sales likewise rebounded in an indication that the U.S. economy is on a...

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Oil rises 1% after United States unrefined stocks fall, financiers eye Fed's next relocation

Oil prices increased on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell and as investors eyed a. possible interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve while. weighing its projections for 2025. Brent futures shot up more than $1 at their session. high, and were up 86 cents, or 1.18%, to $74.02 a barrel at. 11:57 a.m. ET. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up. $ 1.06, or 1.51%, to $71.14. U.S. unrefined stocks and extract stocks fell while. fuel inventories rose in the week ending Dec. 13, the Energy. Info Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Fed is anticipated to...

Crude Oil

Oil rates edge up on geopolitical stress, OPEC+ supply plans

Oil rates firmed on Wednesday as market individuals weighed up geopolitical stress and the possibility of OPEC+ extending supply cuts against weaker need. Brent crude futures rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $ 73.78 a barrel by 0440 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate unrefined futures got 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.08. On Tuesday, Brent published its biggest gain in two weeks, increasing 2.5%. An unsteady ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, South Korea's reduced statement of martial law and a rebel offensive in Syria that threatens to attract forces from a number of oil-producing nations, all lent support to...

Energy Markets

Oil increases as intensifying Ukraine war increases supply risk

Oil rates increased on Friday after Russia said it had fired a ballistic missile at Ukraine and alerted of a widening dispute, raising the possibility of tightening up unrefined materials. Brent unrefined futures gained 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $ 74.37 a barrel by 0007 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.27 per barrel. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Ukraine war was growing into a worldwide dispute after the U.S. and Britain allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with their weapons. Putin, who said Russia responded to using U.S. and...

Oil & Gas

Oil pushes up on escalating Ukraine war, indications of improving China need

Oil edged up on Wednesday in the middle of an escalation in the Ukraine war and indications of growing Chinese crude imports, while rising U.S. unrefined stocks inspected total cost gains. Brent unrefined futures got 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $ 73.40 a barrel by 0003 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $69.53 per barrel. U.S. petroleum stocks were seen rising by 4.75 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 15, market sources stated on Tuesday, pointing out American Petroleum Institute figures. Gas stocks, however, fell by 2.48 million barrels. Extract stocks likewise...

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Oil costs increase on optimism over strong United States fuel demand

Oil prices increased on Thursday, extending the previous day's rally, driven by optimism over U.S. fuel demand following an unanticipated drop in crude and gas stocks, while reports that OPEC+ may postpone a. scheduled output increase offered support. Brent crude futures gained 47 cents, or 0.65%,. to $73.02 a barrel by 0505 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate. crude futures, which are set to expire later in the day,. climbed 43 cents, or 0.63%, to $69.04 per barrel. Both contracts rose more than 2% on Wednesday, after falling. more than 6% earlier in the week on the reduced risk of a...

Energy Markets

Oil prices steady on shrinking U.S. unrefined inventories

Oil rates stabilised on Wednesday on industry information revealing a surprise drop in U.S. crude and gas inventories, following two previous sessions of losses on the possibility of hostilities relieving in the Middle East. Brent crude futures got 21 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 71.33 a barrel by 0002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $67.43 per barrel. U.S. crude oil and fuel stocks fell recently, market sources said on Tuesday, mentioning American Petroleum Institute figures. Crude stocks dipped by 573,000 barrels in the week ended Oct. 25, the sources stated on condition...

Energy Markets

Oil costs edge greater, on track for 3% weekly gain

Oil rates edged higher on Thursday, recouping some of the more than 1% losses from the previous session after U.S. unrefined stocks rose much more than approximated. Brent unrefined futures increased 44 cents, or 0.59% to $ 75.40 at 0003 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 45 cents, or 0.64%, to $71.22 as an exchange of heavy fire in between Israel and Hezbollah continued to worry markets about supply. Brent was on track for a 3.2% gain in the week, while WTI was set to rise 2.9%. Recently oil fell more than 7% on worries about Chinese...

Crude Oil

Oil steadies, however on track for greatest weekly loss in over a month

Petroleum futures steadied on Friday after strong U.S. retail sales data, but Chinese financial indications remained mixed and prices were headed for their greatest weekly loss in more than a month on concerns about need. Brent unrefined futures acquired 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $ 74.53 a barrel by 0338 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.82 a barrel, up 15 cents, or 0.2%. Both contracts settled higher on Thursday for the very first time in five sessions after information from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that U.S. crude oil, gas and extract inventories fell recently....

Refined Products

Oil inches up after surprise drop in US crude stockpiles

Oil prices increased in early Asian trade on Thursday, paring sharp losses over the previous 2 sessions, after industry information revealed an unexpected drop in U.S. unrefined stockpiles last week. Brent unrefined futures increased 45 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 74.67 a barrel by 0023 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $70.84 a barrel, up 45 cents, or 0.6%. Both crude standards settled on Wednesday, closing at their least expensive levels since Oct. 2 for a second day in a row. The criteria are down 6-7% so far this week after the Organization of the Petroleum...

Crude Oil

Oil rates increase on Israel-Iran conflict fears and U.S. storm

Oil costs rose in early Asian trade on Thursday on issues about potential supply disturbances in the Middle East, with Israel planning to strike oilproducer Iran, and on spikes in fuel demand as a significant storm barreled into Florida. Brent unrefined futures increased 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $ 76.95 a barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI). futures was up 35 cents, likewise 0.5%, at $73.59 a barrel at. 0034 GMT. The world's largest oil manufacturer and consumer has been struck. by a 2nd significant storm, Typhoon Milton, which made landfall. on Florida's west coast, generating twisters and...