Thursday, February 20, 2025
Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting as Black Sea shutdowns provide support- oil and gas 360

Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting as Black Sea shutdowns provide support

Yahoo Finance LONDON – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to an OPEC+ meeting to decide on output policy, while supply disruption caused by a storm in the Black Sea combined with lower U.S. inventories to drive buying. Brent crude futures were up 61 cents, or 0.8%, to $82.29 a barrel at 1447 GMT. U.S. West

Brent dips toward $80 ahead of OPEC+ meeting- oil and gas 360

Brent dips toward $80 ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Nasdaq LONDON – Oil prices fell on Monday, with the Brent benchmark dropping near $80 a barrel as investors awaited this week’s OPEC+ meeting and expected curbs on supplies into 2024. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 35 cents, or 0.4%, at $80.23 a barrel by 1447 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 lost 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.25. Both contracts lost $1 in early trading, after having registered their fifth weekly

Oil prices tick down with OPEC meeting in rear view- oil and gas 360

Oil prices tick down with OPEC meeting in rear view

CNBC Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, giving up most of the prior session’s gains that followed an announcement by the world’s top exporter, Saudi Arabia, that it would further cut output.   Brent crude futures were down 23 cents, or 0.3%, at $76.48 a barrel at 00:20 GMT. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude eased 25 cents, or 0.4%, to $71.90 a

Oil prices edge higher ahead of OPEC+ meeting to discuss supply cuts- oil and gas 360

Oil prices edge higher ahead of OPEC+ meeting to discuss supply cuts

CNBC Oil prices edged up on Tuesday as expectations that OPEC+ may agree to a large cut in crude output when it meets on Wednesday outweighed concerns about the global economy.   Brent crude futures rose $1.80, or 2.03%, to $90.67 per barrel after gaining more than 4% in the previous session. U.S. crude futures rose by $1.66, or 1.98%, to $85.25

Oil prices surge before critical OPEC meeting as volatility spikes- oil and gas 360

Oil prices surge before critical OPEC meeting as volatility spikes

World Oil SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –Oil rebounded from another sharp drop as OPEC ministers prepared to meet amid booming volatility. West Texas Intermediate rallied as much as 4.6% after shedding almost $4 on Tuesday. That selloff was driven by escalating concerns over the impact on demand of the omicron virus variant and prospects for a faster tapering of stimulus by the

Oil prices rise by $2 ahead of OPEC+ meeting- oil and gas 360

Oil prices rise by $2 ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Reuters LONDON, Nov 4 – Oil prices rose more than $2 on Thursday, lifted by expectations that OPEC and its allies will stick to slow output increases despite calls from the United States and large importers for additional supply to cool the market.   Brent crude was up $2.15, or 2.6%, at $84.14 a barrel by 1338 GMT and U.S.

Oil prices near biggest monthly loss since October before OPEC meets- oil and gas 360

Oil prices near biggest monthly loss since October before OPEC meets

World Oil SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –Oil headed for the biggest monthly loss since October as investors weighed the prospect of additional OPEC+ production and the restoration of crude output in the U.S. after Hurricane Ida. West Texas Intermediate fell 0.8% in New York and is down about 7% this month. While Gulf of Mexico crude producers are expected to gradually resume

Russia, Saudi Arabia at odds over output deal ahead of OPEC+ meeting: RIA cites source- oil and gas 360

Russia, Saudi Arabia at odds over output deal ahead of OPEC+ meeting: RIA cites source

Reuters MOSCOW  – Saudi Arabia and Russia have differences over a potential deal among OPEC+ oil producers that could ease curbs on supply starting in April, a source told RIA news agency on Monday ahead of a meeting of the group next week. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, are likely

Kremlin says new OPEC+ oil talks to tackle weak demand outlook- oil and gas 360

Kremlin says new OPEC+ oil talks to tackle weak demand outlook

Reuters LONDON/MOSCOW/DUBAI – The world’s two largest oil exporters, Russia and Saudi Arabia, are in talks on how to support volatile oil markets, the Kremlin said on Monday as rising coronavirus infections worldwide curb fuel demand. An OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee, comprising Saudi Arabia and Russia, is meeting on Monday. The panel could discuss rolling over existing oil cuts for

OPEC+ to meet Saturday on extending cuts, pushing for compliance- oil and gas 360

OPEC+ to meet Saturday on extending cuts, pushing for compliance

Reuters MOSCOW/DUBAI – OPEC and its allies led by Russia will meet on Saturday to discuss extending record oil production cuts and to push laggards such as Iraq and Nigeria to comply with existing curbs. The producers known as OPEC+ previously agreed to cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) during May and June to prop up prices

Oil prices rise on hopes OPEC+ will agree supply cuts- oil and gads 360

Oil prices rise on hopes OPEC+ will agree supply cuts

Reuters LONDON- Oil prices rose on Thursday on expectations the world’s leading crude producers will at a meeting later in the day overcome obstacles that have so far prevented a deal to cut output in response to a collapse in global demand. Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up 3.9%, or $1.28, at $34.12 a barrel by 1340 GMT after hitting

Oil tanker freight rates fall ahead of OPEC+ meeting- oil and gas 360

Oil tanker freight rates fall ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Reuters SINGAPORE – Supertanker freight rates have fallen after last week’s highs as industry participants await the outcome of a meeting of oil producers on Thursday before making further bookings, industry sources said. Freight rates could drop further if the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers decide to cut output sharply, reducing transport and storage demand