Yahoo Finance LONDON – Oil prices have tumbled by around a quarter in the past three months, largely due to fears of a prolonged slump in global energy demand. But no major forecaster is actually predicting one. Two of the most closely followed predictors of global oil demand, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International Energy
Reuters Oil prices are set for a slow crawl upwards this year as the gradual easing of coronavirus-led restrictions buoy demand, although a second COVID-19 wave could slow the pace of recovery, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The survey of 43 analysts and economists forecast benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 to average $41.50 a barrel in 2020, up slightly from
Source: Houston Chronicle Oil held losses near a two-month low as pessimism persisted over the global economic outlook and American crude inventories expanded more than expected. Futures were little changed in New York after earlier falling as much as 2.3% on a report that the U.S. and China had made no progress in deputy-level trade talks and the Beijing delegation
From Reuters Oil prices were little changed on Monday as expectations that major producers would continue to reduce global supplies ran into worries about sluggish growth in crude demand due to the U.S.-China trade war. International benchmark Brent crude settled at $58.57 a barrel, up 4 cents. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures settled at $54.93, up 43 cents. Investors were
From Reuters Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday, supported by a drop in European inventories and OPEC output cuts despite the International Energy Agency reporting demand growth at its lowest since the financial crisis of 2008. Brent crude LCOc1 futures gained $1.15, or 2%, to settle at $58.53 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
From Reuters Marathon Oil Corp (MRO.N) reported a 50% jump in quarterly adjusted profit on Wednesday, as higher U.S. shale output countered lower realized crude prices and production costs fell. The company, like many other U.S. oil producers, is extracting more crude from its wells in the prolific shale basins against the backdrop of pressure to cut back on spending
From Reuters Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, with Brent crude settling near seven-month lows below $60 a barrel as trade tensions between the U.S. and China intensified worries about weakening global demand. During the session, Brent traded at a low of $58.81 a barrel, down more than 22% from its peak in April. That decline puts the
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
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Supply deficit quickly flipped to surplus: International Energy Agency data now shows 500,000 barrel per day global surplus for Q2 2019 Despite the OPEC+ supply cuts agreed upon earlier this month, a slowdown of the global economy is dampening oil demand, leading to a larger-than-expected surplus in crude reserves. According to
OPEC production reaches highest level since Indonesia left in 2009 In the group’s monthly release out today, OPEC reported that the group produced 31.695 MMBOPD, the most it has produced since 2009 reports The Wall Street Journal. The higher levels of production came mostly from Iraq, which added 247.5 MBOPD in November for a total of 4.3 MMBOPD. OPEC’s November
China consumes more energy than all of North America combined: BP The United States was awarded the banner of “Greatest Hydrocarbon Producer” in BP plc’s (ticker: BP) latest Statistical Review of World Energy. The achievement is considerable, but BP’s intentions move far beyond naming and world’s leading energy manufacturer. The 2015 Statistical Review is the 64th publication and takes more
Demand to edge up as some production goes offline in 2015 The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its monthly Oil Market Report (OMR) for the month of June today, projecting stronger than anticipated global demand growth through 2015. Global demand is expected to grow at 1.7 MMBOPD for the first quarter of 2015 and 1.4 MMBOPD for the rest of
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