October 2009 Archive

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

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 ...

Oil price trading around $80 Friday morning

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 ...

Oil price up sharply on US growth

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 ...

Oil companies earnings stung by recession

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 ...

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

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 ...

Oil Prices