Oil Prices Surge Amid Record Demand and Supply Tightening - August 12, 2023 5:27

The trajectory of Brent crude oil prices in recent weeks presents a compelling narrative of change and potential. The period since early July 2023 has witnessed an impressive gain of over $10 in Brent crude oil, effectively breaking free from a stagnant several-month range that had held it below $76. The remarkable ascent culminated in […]

Oil Prices Gain Some Ground Due to Iraqi / Kurdistan Stand Off - March 29, 2023 12:12

On Tuesday, crude oil prices increased slightly, continuing their significant gains from the prior day due to the risk of supply disruptions from Iraqi Kurdistan and optimism that the uncertainty in the banking sector has reduced. The arguments escalated last week, causing the Iraqi government to halt oil exports from Kurdistan to Turkey. This action […]

Rising Oil Prices Don’t Look Like They Are About To Stop - March 6, 2022 18:10

Oil prices are souring and don’t look to be stopping. As sanctions hit Russia, the second-largest exporter of oil in the world, after its invasion of Ukraine, a global search for crude oil spare barrels is under way. However, don’t be surprised if Saudi Arabia doesn’t step in to help. The kingdom could reduce global […]

Oil Prices Fly Whilst Stocks Say “Whatever” - September 17, 2019 12:56

As you most likely know there was a little bit of an incident in Saudi Arabia at the weekend. Something about an Oil refinery being attacked and set ablaze, and the worlds Oil supply being disrupted. There’s currently lots of finger pointing happening from all sides on who is to blame for these attacks, but […]

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 […]