Oil prices drop to lowest levels in more than a month

Oil prices drop to lowest levels in more than a month

An oil pump jack is shown in a field on June 27, 2024 in Stanton, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures on Tuesday dropped to the lowest level in more than a month, as the market has largely ignored recent tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Houthi militants in … Read more

WTI holds after inventories fall

WTI holds after inventories fall

U.S. oil futures edged slightly lower on Thursday after jumping 2.6% in the previous session as crude inventories fell for the third week in a row. U.S. commercial crude inventories fell by 4.9 million barrels last week, though gasoline stocks rose by 3.3 million barrels and motor fuel demand weakened by 615,000 barrels per day. … Read more

WTI rises for third day as inflation eases

WTI rises for third day as inflation eases

An offshore oil rig platform is photographed in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. July 4, 2024.  Etienne Laurent | Reuters U.S. crude oil rose 1 % on Friday, topping $83 per barrel as consumer prices eased and inventories fall. The recent oil rally has stalled out with West Texas Intermediate largely flat this week, ahead 0.38%, … Read more

WTI rises as inflation eases

WTI rises as inflation eases

An oil pumpjack is shown in a field in Stanton, Texas, on June 27, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Thursday as inflation eased, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index dropped 0.1% … Read more

WTI holds as OPEC sees robust growth

WTI holds as OPEC sees robust growth

An oil pump jack is shown in a field on June 27, 2024 in Stanton, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil prices held firm Wednesday as OPEC sees solid demand supported by stronger economic growth this year. OPEC maintained its oil demand growth forecast of 2.2 million barrels per day … Read more

WTI lower as oil infrastructure recovers from Beryl

WTI lower as oil infrastructure recovers from Beryl

Oil prices fell for the third straight session on Tuesday, as Gulf Coast production and refining infrastructure appears to have avoided substantial damage from Tropical Storm Beryl. On Monday, Beryl made landfall in Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane but later weakened into a tropical storm. Beryl has moved inland as a tropical depression … Read more

WTI holds firm ahead of inventory data

WTI holds firm ahead of inventory data

Crude oil futures held firm on Wednesday as traders waited for the latest round of U.S. inventory data for signs of whether gasoline demand is picking up. U.S. crude oil gained about 6% last month on expectations of a tighter third quarter with stockpiles forecast to draw down as summer fuel demand picked up. The … Read more

U.S. crude oil hits two-month high, tops $84 per barrel amid war and hurricane fears

U.S. crude oil hits two-month high, tops  per barrel amid war and hurricane fears

An oil pump jack is shown in a field on June 27, 2024 in Stanton, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. crude oil topped $84 per barrel on Tuesday to hit a two-month high as worries grow that a war between Israel and Hezbollah and an active hurricane season in … Read more

WTI rises ahead of Fourth of July

WTI rises ahead of Fourth of July

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., April 21, 2020.  Dronebase Dronebase | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures on Monday rose ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, after booking a 6% gain last month on the back of fears of a wider … Read more

WTI near two-month highs on Israel-Hezbollah war fears

WTI near two-month highs on Israel-Hezbollah war fears

Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 19, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  Rabih Daher | AFP | Getty Images U.S. crude oil on Friday traded near a two-month high and … Read more