News from October 2009

Brent oil price jumps $75 to $78 in one trading session

Brent oil price jumps $75 to $78 in one trading session thumbnail

Brent oil prices jumped three percent in trading on Thursday, while US stocks logged their best one day percentage gain in three months, as investors saw data showing the US economy returned to growth in the third quarter as brightening the outlook for profits and oil demand. London Brent crude is currently trading just below [...]


Oil price trading around $80 Friday morning

Oil price trading around $80 Friday morning thumbnail

US Light oil prices hovered above $80 a barrel in early trading on Friday morning in Asia after the US economy snapped four straight quarters of contraction, suggesting demand for crude will improve.
Benchmark crude oil futures for December delivery was up 21 cents to $80.08 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on [...]


Oil price up sharply on US growth

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The price of oil has risen sharply after figures showed the US economy had returned to growth, its first expansion for more than a year. The price of US light crude rose back above $80 a barrel, to $80.08, up $2.62, or 3.4%. The price of London Brent also climbed, to $78.24.
The US economy grew [...]


Oil companies earnings stung by recession

Oil companies earnings stung by recession thumbnail

Oil companies, long accustomed to making hefty profits, were stung last quarter by weak oil and natural gas prices and lowered demand. Oil companies ExxonMobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, two of the world’s largest public oil companies, reported their worst quarterly earnings in more than five years last quarter.
The Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil reported [...]


OPEC exports rise 40,000 barrels per day in month to Nov 14

OPEC exports rise 40,000 barrels per day in month to Nov 14 thumbnail

Oil shipments from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, excluding Angola and Ecuador, are expected to rise 40,000 barrels per day in the four weeks ending Nov. 14, compared with the previous four- week period, UK based tanker tracker Oil Movements said Thursday.
Exports from the 10 OPEC countries tracked by Oil Movements are forecast to rise [...]


Oil price falls more than 2 percent Wednesday trading

Oil price falls more than 2 percent Wednesday trading thumbnail

US Light crude oil for December delivery fell $2.09, more than 2 percent, trading down to settle at $77.46 a barrel on the NYMEX at the close on Wednesday, while in London, Brent crude oil futures for December delivery fell $2.06 to settle at $75.86 on the ICE Futures exchange.
The US Energy Department reported a [...]


OPEC members question US dollar oil pricing

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OPEC members Venezuela and Iran want oil transactions to use the euro instead of the US dollar. But OPEC general secretary Abdalla Salem El-Badri has expressed skepticism at the proposal.
“The euro is still not dominating the world’s trading enough that we will shift from the dollar to the euro,” he said. But he said “there [...]


Oil prices advance to around $80 in Asian trading

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World oil prices advanced marginally in Asian trading on Wednesday mainly on a report showing drop in US stockpiles. Light oil prices climbed above $79 a barrel in New York before a report forecast to show that US crude inventories expanded for a third week and fuel supplies dropped.
An Energy Department report due tomorrow will [...]


Brent oil trading slightly down around $77 Wednesday

Brent oil trading slightly down around $77 Wednesday thumbnail

London Brent crude oil on Wednesday is trading around the $77 dollar mark on the ICE Futures Exchange, giving up some of the previous day’s gain on weaker Asian equities and a steady dollar, but losses were limited after industry data showed a surprise large drawdown in US crude inventories.
While the price of Brent crude [...]


Crude oil prices may remain trading upwards

Crude oil prices may remain trading upwards thumbnail

Crude oil prices remain trading upwards even if the oil market unwinds gains made this month and falls back toward $70 a barrel, according to an analysis of price charts by National Australia Bank Ltd.
Oil traded below $80 a barrel for a third day today as traders exited bets on higher prices amid a stronger [...]


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