Crude oil leaks from an oil pumping jack in an oil field in Russia. Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images A political standoff in Libya risks once more paralyzing the north African country’s lucrative oil sector — but the frequency of its power tussles and crude disruptions have called long-term oil price … Read more
U.S. crude oil futures slipped below $77 per barrel on Tuesday, after surging in the previous session on OPEC member Libya halting production and exports. Libya produces about 1.2 million barrels per day with the overwhelming majority of its crude exported to the global market, with European nations serving as the main buyers. U.S. oil … Read more
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images PetroChina Co. posted record operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of strong drilling output and higher oil prices, which allowed it to offset weak fuel demand in China. China’s largest oil and gas company posted a net income of 88.61 billion yuan … Read more
An Exxon Mobil gas station in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 28, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil and natural gas will still make up more than half of the world’s energy mix in 2050 despite efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, according to a forecast published by Exxon Mobil on Monday. … Read more
Crude oil futures gained more than 3% on Monday amid reports of a production halt in Libya and after Israel and Hezbollah traded a barrage of strikes across the Lebanon border. Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi said Monday that oil production and exports in the North African country would shut down, amid a dispute with … Read more
This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for “large-scale” attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hezbollah said … Read more
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Bryan Mound storage facility located in Brazoria County, Texas, is one of four sites that make up the country’s oil reserve. Str New | Reuters Crude oil futures rose more than 1% on Friday, but are on pace for a weekly loss as slowing demand in China weighs on the … Read more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Saudi Arabia is moving full steam ahead with its focus on domestic investment — and with that, higher requirements for foreigners coming to the kingdom to take capital elsewhere. The kingdom’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, saw its assets jump 29% to … Read more
U.S. crude oil was above $72 per barrel on Thursday after erasing most of its gains for the year as soft demand in China and worries about the U.S. economy weighed on the market. The U.S. benchmark is now up just 0.91% for the year, while global benchmark Brent crude has erased all of its … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
