WTI holds firm as stocks fall, inflation eases

WTI holds firm as stocks fall, inflation eases

The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night on March 24, 2024 in Fort Stockton, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Oil prices held firm Thursday as stockpiles in the U.S. fell for a second week and inflation eased. U.S. crude stockpiles declined by 2.5 million barrels last week as refiners processed more … Read more

WTI at $78 as U.S. stockpiles fall

WTI at  as U.S. stockpiles fall

Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images U.S. crude oil held firm on Wednesday after domestic stockpiles declined more than expected. In the U.S., commercial crude oil inventories, which exclude the strategic petroleum reserve, fell by 2.5 million barrels last week, according to data released by the Energy … Read more

Oil prices fall more than 1% as market softens on rising inventories

Oil prices fall more than 1% as market softens on rising inventories

ENSCO-72 drilling rig working in Poole Bay for Corallian Energy in Poole Bay, England, on Feb. 15, 2019. Finnbarr Webster | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday as the market softens on rising inventories, though prices could firm later this year as demand increases during the … Read more

WTI, Brent down as Gaza cease-fire uncertain

WTI, Brent down as Gaza cease-fire uncertain

Hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children living in east part of Rafah, migrate to the west part of the Khan Yunis with their few belongings loaded on vehicles following the Israel’s announcement on the evacuation of neighborhoods, in Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 6, 2024.  Ashraf Amra | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil … Read more

Exxon says Chevron feud over Hess Guyana assets could drag into 2025

Exxon says Chevron feud over Hess Guyana assets could drag into 2025

Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp, speaks during the 2024 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 18, 2024.  F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation‘s oil assets in Guyana … Read more

Brent, WTI gain after last week’s losses

Brent, WTI gain after last week’s losses

Palestinians, including children, collect usable belongings in the heavily damaged buildings after Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on February 12, 2024. Building targeted in the Israeli attacks and surrounding structures were damaged as Israel’s air, land and sea attacks continue on the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu via Getty Images) Jehad Alshrafi | Anadolu … Read more

WTI edges higher, holds above $79 after sell off

WTI edges higher, holds above  after sell off

An oil pumpjack is pictured in the Permian basin, Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. Liz Hampton | Reuters U.S. crude oil edged higher on Thursday after selling off to a seven-week low on a surge in petroleum inventories on softening demand. Here are today’s energy prices: West Texas Intermediate June contract: $79.40 … Read more

WTI below $81 ahead of Fed decision

WTI below  ahead of Fed decision

The U.S. flag is displayed at Tesoro’s Los Angeles oil refinery. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters U.S. crude oil fell below $81 a barrel Wednesday in the third straight day of losses as hopes for cease-fire in Gaza and growing concerns about the future course of interest rates in the U.S. weighed on prices. U.S. crude … Read more

WTI, Brent higher as Netanyahu vows Rafah attack

WTI, Brent higher as Netanyahu vows Rafah attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.  Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Crude oil futures moved slightly higher Tuesday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed hopes that a proposed hostage … Read more

WTI, Brent steady on Gaza cease-fire hopes

WTI, Brent steady on Gaza cease-fire hopes

A view of the damaged buildings and streets after months of Israeli bombardment which have turned the city into piles of rubble and ash in Khan Yunis, Gaza on April 19, 2024.  Abed Rahim Khatib | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Monday as the U.S. Secretary of State made a renewed diplomatic … Read more