Please note that there will be a hiatus in the publication of reports between 22nd December and 2nd January due to the Christmas period. Reports will be published as normal from Monday 5th January 2026.
On Monday, the front-month March 2025 Brent contract moved higher to trade just under $77.50/bbl at the time of writing. Some of the recent buoyancy in crude prices stemmed from the strength in physical Middle Eastern and Asian markets, with
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract fell from a daily high of $76.90/bbl at 0100 GMT to see resistance at $76.15/bbl, around level with the 21-day simple moving average, for much of the morning. It rose to $76.40/bbl at 1020 GMT
After seeing weakness this morning, the Mar’25 Brent futures contract recovered this afternoon, increasing from $75.60/bbl at around 1100 GMT up to $76.60/bbl at 1730 GMT (time of writing). In the news today, Venezuela’s oil exports rose 10.5% y/y in
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract has steadily declined this morning from around $76.00/bbl at 0600 GMT down to $75.65/bbl at 1050 GMT (time of writing). In the news today, US President-elect Trump has called to “open up” the North Sea
The Mar ’25 Brent futures contract continued to see support this afternoon as it rose from around $75.70/bbl at mid-day to $76.40/bbl at 17.15 GMT (time of writing). China’s manufacturing PMI dipped to 50.5 in December, missing forecasts, as output
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract was supported this morning, rising from around $74.80/bbl at 0630 GMT up to $75.60/bbl at 1050 GMT (time of writing). Market sentiment saw an optimistic start to the new year, potentially bolstered by expectations that
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract was initially supported around the $74.50/bbl level this morning at 0800 GMT, before falling to $73.90/bbl at 1310 GMT (time of writing). In the news today, a Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia caused a
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract continued to strengthen in the early hours of this morning, reaching a peak of over $74.70/bbl at 0600 GMT before softening to around $74.48/bbl at 0800 GMT (time of writing) as it failed to sustain
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract rose this afternoon, from under $74.00/bbl at mid-day to $74.45/bbl at 1715 GMT. US SPR crude inventories increased by about 0.3mb last week, reaching 393.6mb. Sour crude rose by 0.3mb to 250.3mb, while sweet crude
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract continued to strengthen daily but has been slipping hourly; after gapping higher this morning, it has softened to oscillate around the simple 20-day moving average for the last few hours. Mar’25 fell from a high
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract witnessed a rangebound afternoon, oscillating between $73.30/bbl and $73.70/bbl, and currently sits at $73.40/bbl at 17:20 GMT (time of writing).
The Mar’25 Brent futures contract softened to $72.70/bbl at 06:35 GMT but strengthened to $73.05/bbl by 10:15 GMT (time of writing).
The Mar’25 Brent futures flat price saw a volatile and choppier performance amid thinner liquidity on Tuesday, rising to $73/bbl by 11:20 GMT before selling off by 60c within 15 mins, and is printing $72.74/bbl at 13:15 GMT (time of
The Mar’25 Brent futures traded from $72.50/bbl at 3:50 GMT to $72.65/bbl at 06:25 GMT (time of writing) amid thin liquidity ahead of Christmas.
The Feb’25 Brent futures flat price continued to slide on Monday afternoon, falling from the $72.70/bbl level at 11:00 GMT to $72/bbl by 16:50 GMT, before finding technical support and bouncing up to $72.12/bbl by 17:20 GMT (time of writing).
