Saturday, December 21, 2024

Oil Prices Could Crash by $30 if China Buys Iranian Crude: BofA

From CNBC Crude oil prices could sink by as much as $30 a barrel if China decides to buy Iranian crude oil in retaliation to the latest U.S. tariff measures, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “While we retain our $60 a barrel Brent forecast for next year, we admit that a Chinese decision to reinitiate Iran crude purchases

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Exxon Mobil Profit Sinks, Chevron Rises as Both Boost Output

From Reuters Weaker second-quarter refining and chemicals profits offset surging U.S. shale production at U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N), the two reported on Friday. Exxon’s topped analysts’ reduced estimates for the quarter but net fell 21% from a year earlier, its third quarter in a row of weaker year-over-year profit, despite a near doubling

Oil Gains About 3%; Records Loss for Week After Trump Tariff Threat

From Reuters Oil prices gained about 3% on Friday a day after recording their biggest daily drop in several years on U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. For the week, crude oil benchmarks recorded a loss. Washington’s new tariffs on China, due to take effect on Sept. 1, intensify the trade war between the

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Oil Slumps 7% as Trump Announces Additional Tariffs on Chinese Imports

From Reuters Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark posting its worst day in more than four years, after President Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs Chinese imports starting Sept. 1. The drop in Brent crude was the steepest in more than three years, undoing a fragile oil rally built on steady drawdowns

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Chinese Tariffs on US Gas Exports May Shift the LNG Market

China is the number 2 importer of LNG globally while the U.S. is climbing up the ranks of major LNG exporters From CNBC China’s threats of new tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports will create shifts in the energy market, as American liquefied natural gas makes the list of goods Beijing will target, analysts said. The move to include LNG raised eyebrows as China had