A $ 1.6 million barrel crude oil inventory sent oil prices higher today, with the Energy Information Administration also reporting a drop in gasoline inventories and a modest build in distillate fuel inventories. This compares with a draw of 4.5 million tonnes for the previous week, the third weekly haul …
Read More »Oil markets retreat to API reports Large gasoline construction
A large built-in gasoline inventory that offset a modest draw of crude oil inventories cooled Cool Bulls sentiment in markets Tuesday afternoon The U.S. Petroleum Institute (API) reported Tuesday a 4.264 million-tonne inventory of crude inventory for the week ending August 14 – a near mirror of last week’s sign …
Read More »The IEA warns that global oil demand will continue to shrink in 2020 and 2021, due to gloomy air travel
FATHI NASRI / Getty The International Energy Agency lowered its global forecasts for oil demand for 2020 and 2021 over expectations of a further decline in air travel. Although there has been a recovery in business and industrial activity, the agency has not shyed away from its estimate. The Paris-based …
Read More »Oil prices jump higher on Bullish inventory data
Edge oil prices received another lift today, after the Energy Information Administration reported a record crude oil inventory of 4.5 million barrels for the week to 7 August. At 514.1 million barrels, inventories remain above the five-year average for this time of year, despite several hefty weekly draws, including one …
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