Crude Oil Declines on Norway Situation - July 10, 2012 23:58

Crude oil remained under pressure on Monday despite weaker greenback. The major reason behind sudden fall of oil was the decision of the Norway’s government to impose arbitration on petroleum workers’ labor strike.

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 […]

EIA Report Increase of 2.9 Million Barrels in Oil Inventories - June 21, 2012 23:51

The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday released its inventories report according to which crude oil supplies increased by 2.9 million barrels for the week ending June 15th, 2012. Analysts on the other hand analysts on average forecasted the decrease 600,000 barrels for the respective week. The EIA also reported the increase of 900,000 barrels in […]

Crude Oil Ends at its Lowest Since October 2011 - May 31, 2012 23:48

Crude oil futures declined on Wednesday and touched their lowest since October 2011. Investors were bearish on the crude oil in reaction to the Spain’s economic turmoil, lower Chinese demand outlook and stronger greenback. Crude oil futures contract for July delivery declined 3.2 percent or $2.94 to settle at $87.82 per barrel on the New […]

Crude Oil Remain Lower on Disappointing Manufacturing Data - May 18, 2012 23:57

Crude oil futures declined on Thursday as the US stock indexes fell and manufacturing activity in Philadelphia disappointed the investors. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s manufacturing index declined to -5.8 in the month of May as compared to positive figure of 8.5 in April. The last negative reading for the index came in September last year. […]

Energy Information Administration Reports Increase of 2.1 million Barrels in Oil Supplies - May 17, 2012 23:56

Energy Information Administration released its inventories report on Wednesday which reported gain of 2.1 million barrels in crude oil inventories for the week ending May 11th, 2012. Analysts were expecting the increase of 1.5 million barrels in crude oil supplies. EIA also reported gasoline stockpiles which fell 2.8 million barrels while analysts expected decrease of […]

Crude Oil Declines in Expectations of Higher Supplies - May 15, 2012 23:36

Crude oil futures plunged on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Al-Niami indicated higher global oil inventories in his recent comments. Moreover, political crisis in Greece also boosted the attraction of the greenback eventually having a negative impact on the commodities. Crude oil futures contract for June delivery fell 1.4 percent or $1.35 to settle […]

Crude Oil Supplies Up by 2.8 Million Barrels, Reports EIA - May 3, 2012 23:49

Energy Information Administration released its inventories report on Wednesday according to which crude oil inventories surprisingly increased by 2.8 million barrels for the week as compared to analysts’ expected gain of 2.5 million barrels. Though the inventories data came in line with analysts’ expectations but what really concerned the market that total oil inventories figure […]

Crude Oil Gains on Better than Expected Manufacturing Data - May 2, 2012 23:49

Crude oil futures moved in bullish rally on Tuesday and reached their highest in last five weeks mainly backed by positive US manufacturing data. As per the latest data of the Institute of Supply Management the manufacturing index gained to 54.8 percent in month of April as compared to 53.4 percent in March. Analysts were […]