China faces its biggest annual drop in oil demand in more than three decades as Covid-19 lockdowns and a property crisis weigh on growth in the world’s No. 2 consumer, the International Energy Agency said. Chinese oil demand will decline by 420,000 barrels a day, or 2.7%, this year in …
Read More »IEA: Russia Earns Less despite Higher August Oil Flows
Russia’s oil-export revenue contracted to $17.7 billion in August, the lowest since at least March, as a decline in crude prices more than offset higher supplies abroad, according to the International Energy Agency. That’s a drop of $1.2 billion from a month earlier, even as Russia’s daily crude and oil …
Read More »Oil Slips after Bearish U.S. Economic Data
Oil prices eased on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, as U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August, giving cover for the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver another hefty interest rate increase next week. Brent crude was down 80 cents, or 0.9%, to $93.20 a barrel at 1254 GMT, while WTI crude …
Read More »Oil Prices under Pressure as Demand Concerns Mount
Oil prices fell early on Monday morning as bearish sentiment continued to weigh on markets amid expectations of further interest rate hikes and concerns about Chinese oil demand. Brent started the week more than a dollar down at $91.80 a barrel at the time of writing. West Texas Intermediate was …
Read More »India Says Share of Russian Oil in Total Purchases Jumped Six-Fold
India says Russian oil now accounts for 12% of its overall purchases of the commodity, with the ratio surging six-fold in the past few months, as Asia’s third-largest economy seeks to slow inflation back to target. “We speedily ramped up Russian oil imports from 2% to 12%,” Finance Minster Nirmala …
Read More »Iraq’s Oil Exports to the United States Decreased to 222 bpd in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed that Iraq exported 222 bpd of oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.782 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries for U.S. import oil are Canada (3.538 million …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise despite Economic Concerns
Crude oil prices rose on Friday by 3% despite fears of a global recession which has pervaded the oil price narrative in recent weeks, weighing on prices. Friday’s price rise was precipitated not by bullish production or supply outages nor by any significant demand outlook increases. At 11:45 a.m. ET, …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise as Russia and Europe Face off over Exports
Oil prices rose nearly $1 a barrel on Thursday after dropping through key technical support levels in the previous session, as an energy standoff between European nations and Russia focused investor minds on how tight fuel supply may become. Brent crude futures rose by 91 US cents, or 1%, to …
Read More »Europe Is Buying all the Russian Oil it can before Banning it
Three months from now, an EU-wide embargo on Russian crude oil imports will kick in, shutting off almost all shipments of the commodity from Russia to Europe. But right now, Europe is importing over 1 million barrels of Russian crude daily and has been doing so for the last month. …
Read More »Oil Hits 7-Month Low on Reduced Demand, Rate Hike Fears
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Wednesday to their lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine as Covid-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of more interest rate hikes spurred worries of a global economic recession and lower fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell $1.35, or 1.5%, to …
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