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(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday after two days of losses as a deadlock in Gaza ceasefire talks renewed uncertainty about the security of supply from the Middle East and offset a bigger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories. Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.3%, at $89.72 per barrel at 1010 GMT, …
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China and India remained the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in February, with both countries continuing to buy the fuels to partially replace crude oil, traders said and LSEG data showed. Since the European Union’s full embargo on Russian oil products went into effect in February 2023, the …
China, India Top buyers of Russian Seaborne Fuel Oil, VGO in Feb, LSEG Data Shows Read More »
Morgan Stanley has raised its Brent crude oil price forecast for the third quarter of this year by $4 per barrel to $94, citing geopolitical risks. “That the degree of geopolitical risk in key oil producing regions has increased recently seems clear and uncontroversial,” the bank said in a note dated Monday. Brent futures rose …
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The amount of natural gas flowing to Freeport LNG’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Texas was on track to rise for a second day in a row on Tuesday, according to data from financial firm LSEG. Energy traders said gas futures were trading about 2% higher so far on Tuesday on the possibility …
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Prices could rise to a level that will constrain demand OPEC regained control of the market, says Sebastian Barrack Bloomberg Global oil markets are on track to be “extremely tight” in the second half, with prices rising to a level that will eventually constrain demand if OPEC doesn’t bring back more supply, said the head …
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Intensifies fears of commodity-driven inflation resurgence Bloomberg News When oil prices jumped above US$90 a barrel just days ago, military tensions between Israel and Iran were the immediate trigger. But the rally’s foundations went deeper — to global supply shocks that are intensifying fears of a commodity-driven inflation resurgence. A recent move by Mexico to slash its …
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LITTLETON, Colorado, April 9 (Reuters) – Utilities in the United States are on track to cut the share of coal in national power generation to record lows over the coming months, as the heating demand season ends and output from clean power sources such as solar and wind farms hits record highs. During the first …
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(Reuters) – Prices for heavier crude oil along the U.S. Gulf Coast have climbed in recent weeks, trading at a rare near-par with lighter oil, a sign of supply tightness that could add to rising gasoline prices. Refineries along the Gulf Coast, which account for more than 55% of total U.S. refining capacity, are geared …
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(Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, after hopes diminished that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza, and on Mexico’s plan to remove more crude from the global market. Brent crude futures rose 28 cents, or 0.31%, to $90.66 a barrel by 1002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate …
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By John Kemp (Reuters) – Portfolio investors are increasingly bullish about oil as Saudi Arabia and its OPEC⁺ allies restrict production in the face of rising demand and the shadow war between Israel and Iran spills into the open. Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 37 million barrels in the six most …
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