Tag: BRENT

Soaring gas prices and colder winter could push oil prices up

Goldman Sachs said that with soaring global gas prices, a colder winter in Europe and Asia could in turn boost demand for oil, putting upside risk of $5 per barrel for its Brent price forecast in the fourth quarter of 2021 of $ 80 a barrel

Oil price rise outlook stalls over Delta speed bump

Oil prices will struggle to break out of current ranges this year as a spike in the Delta coronavirus cases threatens to slow a demand recovery, a Reuters poll showed

Oil steadies but Delta outbreaks cloud demand prospects

Oil prices steadied after four days of declines, with investors still worried about the outlook for fuel demand as the use of rail, air and other forms of transport is constrained by surging COVID-19 cases worldwide

Oil rises as market shrugs off virus impact

Oil prices rose more than $1, recouping some of the losses in the previous session, as rise of demand in Europe and the United States outweighed concerns over a rise of COVID cases in Asian countries

Oil slides on China virus curbs and climate warning

Oil prices fell by 4%, extending last week’s steep losses on the back of a rising US dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia, especially China, could slow a global recovery in fuel demand

Virus variant threatens to cool oil demand recovery

Oil prices will trade near $70 per barrel for the rest of the year supported by the global economic recovery and a slower-than-expected return of Iranian supplies, with further gains limited by new coronavirus variants, a Reuters poll showed

Goldman says crude oil output path uncertain as OPEC+ talks cease

Goldman Sachs said the collapse of OPEC+’s oil output talks had introduced uncertainty into the prospects for output, but maintained its view that Brent crude would be around $80 a barrel this summer

Oil prices accelerate rise as OPEC+ calls off output talks

Oil prices rose, driven higher after OPEC+ nations called off talks on output levels, meaning no deal to boost production has been agreed

Oil slips after hitting highest since 2018 before OPEC+ talks

Oil prices slipped after hitting more than 2-1/2 year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in COVID-19 cases in Asia put a brake on rally before this week’s OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices rebound after knock from U.S. driving season data

Oil prices rose a day after slipping on data indicating weak U.S. driving season fuel demand as investors eyed upcoming U.S. economic data