Tag: gains
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Crude oil prices rise by more than 1%, recording weekly gains – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose by more than 1%, at the close of trading today, Friday, May 26, 2023, in light of the uncertainty about demand and the possibility of OPEC + heading to cut production. Conflicting messages from major OPEC+ producers regarding upcoming moves in oil policy in recent days have made it difficult to…
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Oil production in Guyana generates $6 billion in gains for the ExxonMobil alliance
The ExxonMobil-led consortium generated US$5.8 billion in profits in 2022 from oil production in Guyana. The disclosure of the profits of the alliance – which includes Exxon Mobil, Hess and Sinooc – came in light of the legal dispute over the breach of insurance obligations against oil spill risks. It is also the first disclosure…
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Crude oil prices are falling…and recording weekly gains – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell, at the end of trading today, Friday, May 19 (2023), but achieved the first weekly gain in 5 weeks. Crude prices had risen earlier in the day, as investors were cautiously optimistic about the fading risks of defaulting on US debt, but it seems that the results of the talks that…
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Crude oil prices rise and record gains for the third week in a row – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose at the end of trading today, Thursday, April 6 (2023), recording a third consecutive weekly gain. Fears of a supply shortage in light of the production cuts targeted by the OPEC + alliance and the decline in US oil stocks overshadowed concerns about the decline in global economic growth. Baker Hughes…
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Crude oil prices fall by more than 1% and record weekly gains – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell by more than 1%, at the end of trading today, Friday, March 24, 2023, for the second day in a row, amid expectations of a possible surplus in supply, but they are achieving weekly gains. This came after US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that refilling the country’s strategic oil reserves…
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Crude oil prices rise 2% and record weekly gains – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose at the end of trading today, Friday, March 3 (2023), to achieve weekly gains, with Brent crude rising near $86 a barrel. The recovery of factory activity in China, the world’s largest oil importer, offset growing concerns about rising US crude inventories and the possibility of interest rate increases in Europe.…
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Crude oil prices rise by more than 2% and record weekly gains – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose by more than 2%, at the end of today’s trading, Friday, February 10 (2023), to achieve weekly gains. This came with Russia’s announcement of plans to cut oil production next month after the West imposed ceilings on oil prices and petroleum products in the country. Crude oil prices began their trading…
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The global price of a barrel of oil rises and records weekly gains – (Update)
The price of a barrel of oil rose globally by more than 1.5%, at the end of trading today, Friday, January 20, 2023, to reap weekly gains for the second time in a row. This is largely driven by China’s bright economic prospects. This will boost fuel demand in the world’s second largest economy. The…
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The global price of a barrel of oil rises and records weekly gains of more than 8% – (Update)
The price of a barrel of oil rose globally by about 2%, at the end of trading today, Friday, January 13, 2023, for the seventh session in a row, amid optimism about the recovery of demand. Oil prices gained more than 8% this week, amid strong indications of demand growth in China, the largest importer…