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Jan’25 Brent futures flat price weakened this afternoon, falling from around $71.90/bbl at 12:00 GMT and finding a floor around $70.30/bbl at 15:30 GMT before rising to $70.68/bbl at 17:30 GMT (time of writing). Crude oil prices faced downward pressure
It was two weeks of retracement for the gasoline complex, with the supply situation improving in the Atlantic Basin. Previously, bullish factors, including supply tightness in the Mediterranean, demand-pull from West Africa (WAF), and US demand, had supported the market.
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The Jan’25 Brent futures contract strengthened from $70.90/bbl at 07:00 BST to $71.75/bbl at 10:35 BST (time of writing). Prices saw support this morning amid reports of Chinese power demand growing faster than expected in 2024. In the news today,
The Jan’25 Brent futures saw an interesting trend this afternoon as price action initially rose from the $71/bbl level at 13:00 GMT, creating a triple top pattern near $71.90/bbl before falling lower to $71.35/bbl by 17:30 GMT (time of writing).
The Market Resets Oil prices finally saw a cooling of the geopolitical risk premia tied to fears of an Israeli attack on Iranian oil and nuclear infrastructure, with the soon-to-be-prompt Jan’25 Brent futures contract falling from a close of $75.62/bbl
In the early hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of targeted airstrikes on Iranian military targets, killing 4. This move has temporarily eased the oil market’s anxieties, which have been high on Middle Eastern tensions and the geopolitical risk
In the week ending 22 October, Brent and WTI futures both saw relatively rangebound price movements as the market grappled with fluctuating geopolitical risk sentiment and sluggish Chinese oil consumption. In terms of positioning, money managers got increasingly shorter. Until
After selling off overnight to around $72.25/bbl following Israel’s Friday night retaliation against Iran for their 01 Oct attack, the Jan’25 Brent futures contract has seen further weakness this morning, moving from $72.55/bbl at 07:00 GMT down to $71.10/bbl at
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw consistent support this afternoon, moving from $74.88/bbl at 12:00 BST up to $76.00/bbl shortly before 17:00 BST, before weakening slightly to $75.60/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Price action saw upward pressure this
LNG prices continue to be affected by a regional escalation of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight….
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw sustained strength this morning, trading at $75.73/bbl at 07:00 BST and moving up to $76.50/bbl at 11:10 BST (time of writing). Price was supported amid intensifying regional conflict in the Middle East and reports
Dec’24 Brent futures rose from $73.20/bbl at the start of the week to $76.50/bbl on 24 Oct morning but not without volatility. The benchmark crude futures contract shot up to $76/bbl on 22 Oct before selling off the next day
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract initially showed strength this afternoon, trading at $74.60/bbl at 12:00 BST and moving up to $75.70/bbl at 15:20 BST, however, sold-off to $74.80/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Dec’24 flat price sold-off shortly after
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw sustained strength this morning, trading at $75.73/bbl at 07:00 BST and moving up to $76.50/bbl at 11:10 BST (time of writing). Price was supported amid intensifying regional conflict in the Middle East and reports
