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Oil prices fall as traders weigh demand concerns against risk premium

Oil prices fall as traders weigh demand concerns against risk premium

Investing NEW YORK – Oil prices fell more than a dollar a barrel on Monday as China’s ailing property sector sparked demand worries, causing traders to reassess the supply risk premium from escalating tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures fell $1.22, or 1.5%, to $82.33 a barrel by 12:56 pm ET (1756 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude

Oil prices rise as U.S. stocks decline and Red Sea tensions increase- oil and gas 360

Oil prices rise as U.S. stocks decline and Red Sea tensions increase

Oil Price Oil prices rose by more than 1% early on Thursday, buoyed by a larger-than-expected U.S. crude draw, Chinese stimulus, and continued attacks by the Houthis in and near the Red Sea. As of 10:50 a.m. ET on Thursday, the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, had risen by 1.53% to $76.00. The international benchmark, Brent Crude, was up by 1.36% at $80.95.

Oil prices little changed as fundamentals weigh on geopolitical risk premium- oil and gas 360

Oil prices little changed as fundamentals weigh on geopolitical risk premium

BOE Report Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Wednesday as weak demand and a recovery in supply limited the market’s reaction to mounting geopolitical risk. The front-month March contract for Brent crude inched up 5 cents to $79.60 a barrel as at 0138 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude ticked up 7 cents to $74.44 a barrel.

Oil prices edge up with signals mixed on crude supply outlook- oil and gas 360

Oil prices edge up with signals mixed on crude supply outlook

US News NEW YORK – Oil prices inched up Tuesday, as traders weighed production outages in the U.S. and tensions in the Middle East and Europe against rising crude supply in Libya and Norway. Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $80.36 a barrel at 11:24 a.m. EST (1618 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI)

Oil prices rise on strong IEA and OPEC demand estimates- oil and gas 360

Oil prices rise on strong IEA and OPEC demand estimates

CNBC Oil prices rose on Thursday as the IEA joined producer group OPEC in forecasting relatively strong growth in global oil demand this year, with price impetus also coming from disruption to U.S. output and geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Brent crude futures gained 2 cents to $77.90 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 22 cents, or

Oil prices firm on Middle East crisis and Libya outage- oil and gas 360

Oil prices firm on Middle East crisis and Libya outage

Investing LONDON – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the Middle East crisis and a Libyan supply outage reduced the previous day’s heavy losses. Brent crude futures were up $1.07, or 1.41%, at $77.19 a barrel by 1515 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $1.12, or 1.58%, to $71.89. At their intra-day peaks both benchmarks were up by

Oil prices rise over $1 on Middle East tensions oil and gas 360

Oil prices rise over $1 on Middle East tensions

Nasdaq LONDON – Oil prices gained on Friday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to try and prevent the Israel-Gaza conflict from widening. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 44 cents, or 0.57%, to $78.03 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 57 cents, or 0.79%, to $72.76 at 1032 GMT. At its

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya- oil and gas 360

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

Yahoo Finance NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% on Wednesday after a disruption at Libya’s top oilfield added to fears that tensions in the Middle East could reduce global oil supplies. Brent futures rose $2.44, or 3.2%, to $78.33 a barrel by 11:06 a.m. EST (1606 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.45, or 3.5%,

Oil prices to end year 10% lower as demand concerns snap winning streak

CNBC Oil prices are set to end 2023 about 10% lower, the first annual decline in two years, after geopolitical concerns, production cuts and global measures to rein in inflation triggered wild fluctuations in prices. Brent crude futures were up 44 cents, or 0.6%, at $77.59 a barrel on Friday, the last trading day of 2023, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate

Oil prices set for weekly gain as Red Sea tension persists- oil and gas 360

Oil prices set for weekly gain as Red Sea tension persists

Nasdaq LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose slightly on Friday as tensions persisted in the Middle East following Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, although Angola’s decision to leave OPEC raised questions over the group’s effectiveness in supporting prices. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.79 a barrel at 1326 GMT. The Ice Brent minute

Oil prices up 1% on bigger-than-expected US storage withdrawal- oil and gas 360

Oil prices up 1% on bigger-than-expected US storage withdrawal

Yahoo Finance NEW YORK – Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday from a five-month low in the prior session on a much bigger-than-expected weekly withdrawal from U.S. crude storage. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said energy firms pulled 4.3 million barrels of crude from stockpiles during the week ended Dec. 8. [EIA/S] [EIA/A] That compares with a

Oil prices steady as demand concerns offset threatened supply cuts- oil and gas 360

Oil prices steady as demand concerns offset threatened supply cuts

Yahoo Finance NEW YORK – Oil prices were little changed in volatile trade on Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar and demand concerns offset supply worries after Russia said OPEC+ was ready to deepen output cuts in the first quarter of next year. Brent futures fell 29 cents, or 0.45%, to $77.74 a barrel by 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT),