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Global oil demand hit another monthly record in December- oil and gas 360

Global oil demand hit another monthly record in December

Oil Price Global oil demand rose by more than 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December from November, for the eighth monthly record in 2023, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Tuesday. Rising demand in Asia more than offset declines in the United States and Europe in the last month of 2023, said JODI, which collects

U.S. diesel inventories hit historic lows at the worst possible time- oil and gas 360

U.S. diesel inventories hit historic lows at the worst possible time

Oil Price U.S. distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, have slumped to their lowest level for this time of the year since 1951, just as the heating season starts and the EU embargo on Russian oil product imports kicks in in February.   Despite a small build in America’s distillate inventories last week, the levels are still at

Gasoline prices hit nine-month high as refiners make further production cuts- oil and gas 360

Gasoline prices hit nine-month high as refiners make further production cuts

Oil and Gas 360 NEW YORK – U.S. gasoline prices hit a nine-month peak as drivers took to the roads on holiday travel, crude oil prices kept climbing and refiners further cut fuel production due to weak margins. Prices at the pump topped $2.25 a gallon this week, according to the American Automobile Association, the highest since March when COVID-19

Oil steadies on resurgence of virus cases- oil and gas 360

Oil steadies on resurgence of virus cases

Reuters LONDON  – Oil prices steadied on Friday but were still set for weekly declines as inventories rose and record-breaking new coronavirus cases in the United States stoked concern about the pace of economic recovery and fuel demand. Brent crude was up by 1 cent, or 0.02%, at $42.36 a barrel by 1338 GMT, and U.S. oil was up 4

U.S. Crude Stockpiles Fall, with Cushing Down for a Seventh Week – EIA

From Reuters U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell more than expected last week with supplies at the Cushing, Oklahoma hub dropping for a seventh week, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.7 million barrels in the week to Aug. 16, compared with analysts’ expectations for a decrease of 1.9 million

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Lotus Midstream Mulls Reversing West Texas to Cushing Pipeline – Sources

From Reuters Pipeline operator Lotus Midstream LLC may reverse flows on a line now sending crude from West Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma, the main hub for pricing U.S. crude futures, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, an unusual move that could lift U.S. benchmark prices by draining supplies. Reversing the flow on a portion of Lotus’s Centurion

Oil Dives Nearly 5% to Seven-Month Low on Surprise U.S. Stock Build, Trade War

From Reuters Oil prices tumbled more than 4.5% on Wednesday to a seven-month low, extending recent heavy losses following a surprise build in U.S. crude stockpiles and fears that demand will shrink due to Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing. Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down $2.71, or 4.6%, at $56.23 a barrel, the lowest close since early January. Prices

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

Fed's Bullard Says Rate Cut May Be Needed ‘Soon’ - Oil & Gas 360

Oil Rises as U.S. Crude Stocks Fall Again, Fed Cuts Interest Rates

From Reuters Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday following a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. The front-month Brent crude LCOc1 futures contract, which expired Wednesday, rose 45 cents to settle at $65.17 a barrel. Brent posted a monthly decline

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Surprise for Oil-watchers: an Unexpected Draw, but will it Repeat?

Crude oil inventories fall 6.3 million barrels; WTI climbs from $45 to $46.50 and back Crude oil inventories decreased by approximately 6.3 million barrels in the week ended June 30. The draw beat consensus, which expected stockpiles to fall by about 1.8 million barrels for the week. WTI crude oil prices shot past $46 per barrel following the news before

Oil Back Under $49: with OPEC Cuts Baked in, Prices Fall as Markets Expects More

OPEC will keep cuts for nine more months The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced Thursday that it will extend production cuts for nine more months, through the end of Q1, 2018. Oil prices dropped more than 5% on Thursday following the prior few days’ news that the deal would continue. That bit of positive news in the past couple

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Oil Hits One-Month High: Markets Account for North Sea Outage, OPEC Compliance

Inventories build 1.6 million barrels, but prices hang on above $50 Crude oil prices continued to show improvements Wednesday even as the EIA reported builds in crude oil inventories. The agency reported an increase of 1.6 MMBO in stockpiles for the week ended March 31, 2017, despite a prediction from the American Petroleum Institute that inventories declined 1.8 MMBO week-over-week.