Monday, February 3, 2025

Brent Oil in Bear Market as China-U.S. Trade Tensions Mount

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

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

Flags of Inconvenience: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping

From Reuters Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa’s southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under which it sailed and ceased to be registered to Panama. Iran later claimed it as its own. The ship carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian crude was seized by British Royal Marines

Millions of Barrels of Iranian Oil Are Piled Up in China’s Ports

From Bloomberg Iran-owned tankers continue to haul shipments to bonded tanks, oil held by Iran’s state-owned producer and Chinese companies Tankers are offloading millions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese ports, creating a hoard of crude sitting on the doorstep of the world’s biggest buyer. Two and a half months after the White House banned the

Moving Oil by Rail - Oil & Gas 360

Washington Passes New Crude-by-Rail Regulations

Bipartisan bill requires advanced notice for crude-by-rail shipments and a new tax Washington state lawmakers passed legislation last week that adds new requirements to oil being transported into the state by rail. The bill, Senate Bill 5057, was initially authored to cover a wider range of crude oil being transported in the state, but was altered to be more exclusive