Is Crude Oil Set to Bounce After a Month of Falls? - November 5, 2018 11:17

It’s fair to say that Crude oil and Brent oil prices were under serious pressure for the whole of October. Brent oil retraced around 18% from the high of the 4th October, which helped fuel a wider market sell off. Brent is now trading around the levels of July and August 2018, which held firm […]

Oil Prices On The Cusp Of A Major Low - December 3, 2015 16:43

So here we are, on the cusp of oil prices breaking the 2015 lows. Below this and oil is heading down to prices not seen since the mid noughties. But how did it get so low? Will it recover? There are a bundle of reasons why oil prices have been falling steady. Supply and demand, […]

EIA Reports decrease of 4.3 Million Barrels in Oil Supplies - July 6, 2012 23:49

Energy Information Administration released its inventories report on Thursday according to which crude oil inventories declined by 4.3 million barrels for the week ending June 29th, 2012. Analysts on average expected the crude oil supplies to fell by 2 million barrels. EIA also released its data on gasoline inventories which increased by 200,000 barrels for […]

Crude Oil Gains on Inventories Data - July 1, 2011 0:09

Crude oil futures gained 2 percent on Wednesday as investors got optimistic for the crude oil on the news of reduced US inventories surpassing all expectations. According to the latest report of Energy Information Administration crude oil inventories decreased by 4.4 million barrels for the week ended June 24th, 2011 as compared to expected decline […]

Crude Oil Futures remain Under Pressure - June 14, 2011 13:12

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Monday and declined 2 percent as investors were uncertain about the upcoming US economic indicators. Crude oil futures contract for July delivery slipped 2 percent or $1.99 to $97.30 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. Portfolio manager, James Cordier from Optionsellers.com in Florida commented, “There’s a great […]

Crude Oil Falls below $112 per barrel - April 26, 2011 0:26

Crude oil futures remained under selling pressure on Monday as many experts thought that the correction was overdue. Crude oil futures contract for June delivery dropped 0.7 percent or $0.72 to $111.49 per barrel at New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday as compared to $113.48 per barrel on prior trading session. Crude oil has gained […]

Crude Oil Futures Decline as Traders remain Uncertain about Future Demand - April 13, 2011 0:27

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Tuesday and traders were worried that high oil prices could result in decreased demand globally. Light crude oil futures contract for May delivery declined 3.3 percent or $3.67 to $106.25 per barrel on Globex trading session of New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil future contract plunged 2.4 percent […]

Crude Oil Posts Its Highest Weekly Gain Since September 2008 - February 27, 2011 14:36

The US crude oil future surged on Friday and reported the highest weekly gain since September 2008 over political turmoil and escalating riots in Libya. On Thursday the crude oil price reached their highest in last 2.5 years.