Oil Crude prices are declining after Ukraine President Zelensky signaled he has ‘cooled down’ regarding the question of Ukraine joining NATO and as optimism grows that the economic impact of sanctions is weighing on the Russian economy and that President Putin might try to avoid a long war. Adding to the earlier selling pressure was […]
Crude prices remain elevated despite progress on nuclear talks Oil prices are marginally lower this morning but Brent crude remains above USD 90 and WTI is only a little shy of it. Prices rose a little on Wednesday after a couple of days of losses following the EIA inventory report, which showed a surprising 4.8 […]
How long until oil bulls jump back in? Oil prices are slipping more than 1% at the end of the week, pulling back a little further from the highs just short of $90. The decline came shortly after the EIA inventory data on Thursday, which showed a surprising rise against expectations of a 2.1 million […]
Oil market remains tight Crude prices initially shrugged off a mostly bearish EIA crude oil inventory report. Shortly after the weekly oil report release, the Russian Energy ministry noted refiners continue to struggle to have minimal crude capacity offline. The oil market remains very tight and despite the EIA’s surprise build with crude oil inventories […]
Oil extends rally on EIA drawdown Crude prices extended gains after oil inventories fell to the lowest levels since October 2018. The EIA crude oil inventory posted a larger-than-expected headline decline of 4.55 million barrels versus an expected 1.6 million draw. Both gasoline and distillate inventories rose as consumption decreased. Gasoline demand was weaker-than-expected and […]
